Drytooling Kamasutra Flash sounds like a âdifferentâ thing. But no, itâs just âiceclimbingâ. Really. How to kill a Nomic iceaxe/aka Kamasutra D13+ flash! Iseo, Italy just days after the Worldcup in Saas Fee. Before the last stage at Rabenstein we wanted to relax, climb and enjoy the Italian sun. We need to. I picked up the cold …
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Kamasutra Flash
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Korea
This week we flew all the way to South Korea for the second stage of the Iceclimbing Worldcup. We missed the first one (money/forced double events) in Bozeman, USA. So, this was our chance to do our ‘thing’. Dennis looking forward to the winter season at Schiphol airport. Beforehand we had quite some unfortunate …
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Qualifications for the Dutch Championships Iceclimbing
The first ever. Dutch Championships Iceclimbing. History. That is what me made this Saturday January 9. 2016. The last five years we’ve worked on a development of our sports. Dutch Drytool Event, clinics, courses, qualified instructors, articles in newspapers, online, Facebook pages etcetera. And now, together with our national federation, NKBV, we’ve put a big …
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The unusual destination: Liechtenstein
Holiday destination: Liechtenstein New Year’s Eve at about 02:30. Loads of fireworks, friends, champaign, beer and Oliebollen.(Dutch style 8-12cm bread balls, often with raisins and/or Apple, baked in oil we only eat those things with new years’s.) We’ve wished everyone a good new year and quietly I wish this year will bring me a little more …
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NK Sportklimmen
30 november 2015 Maandag ochtend hardlopen en het trimparcours, meestal ‘s avonds klimmen Dinsdag soms trimparcours soms lange wandeling van 1-2-3uur ‘s avonds klimmen. Woensdag ochtend trim parcours met hardlopen. ‘S avonds klimmen, of donderdag avond klimmen. Donderdag ochtend lange wandeling en ‘s avonds klimmen. Vrijdag wandelen, verder rustdag. Zaterdag fietsen of klimmen Zondag fietsen of klimmen. En tussendoor …
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Jenny Visser-Hooft troffee
I climb. Preferably every day. Every evening. Every morning. And in between I sleep and I eat. Eat > Sleep > Climb > Eat > Sleep > Climb > … I think I’m addicted to climbing. Most people specify their addiction. The only take methadone, only marihuana, only hash. I do them all. In climbing …
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India Expedition Gangstang
Writing a story about our expedition is pretty hard. What to tell, what not to tell. I mean, there’s so much to say and so much done! India is a fascinating country. The culture, tastes, colours, people, landscapes, travels, and of course the climbing. If you haven’t visited India yet: put it on your bucket-list. Very …
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Sportsclimbing comps
Last week I went all the way to Sittard. Climbing gym I-vy hosted the last of four lead-competitions. And I wanted to compete, to ensure my place in the Dutch Championships and also to see what my place is today between the other competitors. Love-hate Competing for me is a love-hate relationship. It all depends …
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Gangstang
We decided to go. Go to India. Make it an awesome experience, regardless on what we can climb. The doctors advised him not to climb, but not going to India at all is something they couldn’t say. I kind of hope he’s going to be some bionic monster. There are examples you know… Last week …
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