Next to wanting to be a climber I sometimes also have to earn money in other ways.Teaching height safety courses for example.A new safety guideline came out for work in the wind energy sector. ‘Arbocatalogus Windenergiebedrijven‘.
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Work readings
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Dutch Drytool Event 2012
This week I’m working harder then ever to get my favourite local climbing gym ready for the biggest climbing event of the year: Dutch Drytool Event. Super stormy weather with rain… Perfect to go out for some routesetting… Last year I organised the event in another gym. They promised me all kinds of things. Money, being …
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Get ready for: 2012 The Dutch Drytool Event this Sunday
2012 Dutch Drytool Event registration 10:00 Opening: 10:30 “Snert” 12:30 Finals 16:00 Movie 18:00 Former Dutch Ice climbing team member: Elwin van der Gragt testing the qualification route’s 20 Routes by: DvH & MvdS DvH Design warning sign “Helmet and Gloves compulsory !” More Information for this Event: here
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Dutch Drytool Event 2012
Dutch Drytool event 25 November 2012 From 10:00 till 20:00 Powerd by Petzl @Monte Cervino Bergschenhoek. Drytooling is climbing with ice tools for everyone! Climbing with real ice tools on routes outside on Monte Cervino Clinics availible on site! Bring: Climbing harness Climbing shoes Gloves warm clothes Helmet (also available on site) Iceaxes (also available …
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Intense
Happiness, pain, hard work, long days, amazing views, heat and cold, rough hands, beautiful people and in the middle of that circle… me?Really? Last month I was in Colorado.For the first time in the States. As an European I had my ideas on how it would be. Fat people, nationalism, weird expressions on freedom and …
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Petzl Drytool event
And the season is On! The first drytool competition this year was in Puurs Belgium. With more than 65 participants and a very good atmosphere a great day. There where 6 open routes to climb for every one. Petzl arranged the gear for all the climbers helmets and great tools. For the newby’s there was …
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Petzl Klimax drytool event
Just 3 more nights and its time for the first ice comp/event of the season Hosted bij Petzl in Klimax Puurs Belgium. Really stoked!!
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The Black
Ze Black. The Canyon is Black, making it an area that (even if you don’t know anything about climbing) could scare you by looking down in it.The poison Ivy, bears and loose rock in the SOB* gully doesn’t make it sound any better.*SOB Gully: the ‘path’ you walk down to get to the start of …
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Indian Creek
Indian Creeka.k.a “Mama…*”*….it hurts* ….this is scary* ….it’s so hot here* ….water, water, wat…. After a week of mental and physical challenging try-outs for the Alpine Mentor Programme I had a couple ‘restdays’. Buster and I decided to spent these days in trad Sandstone area Indian Creek.Indian Creek is a rare and special place located …
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