I’m back in France after a couple weeks of full-full-full-time work (including all weekends…) Happy to be free again and happy to be in the mountains again and even happier to see Dennis again.Tough, Dennis is working every day so I have to figure how to have fun on my own. As I’ve been giving …
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Via ferrata – via fun?
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Saint Pancrasse
Just above Crolles there is loads of climbing. The top part of the great wall under le luisset La Dent de Crolles is great for any level of climbing. Last weekend I climbed on a part thats is kind a difficult from 6C up to 9 something. And climbed some very nice 7a’s . This …
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La voie du Milieu
When I look back to what I did last year, it’s still fantastic. I went all the way to China, traveled over 2000km to visit a very special climbing area: Getu Valley. At the time being there I was totally not satisfied with what I was able to climb and was ashamed sometimes of my …
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Sun(ny)days rock
So this weekend it was great weather again. My Colleges from Petzl Guillaume and Antoine took me along to Pont de Barret. In the sunny south of France only 160 KM from grenoble but so different climate and vegetation. A very nice crack from grade 4 up till 8b+ topo available at the local”bookstore/bar” So …
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Jackson Les droites
Last weekend we tried to climb the Jackson route on Les droites. After a slow start it started to snow around 3500M . And at 3700M the spindrift small avalanches and altitude problems made me decide to retreat. So a rock hit me in the face on the decent.. such a nice trip ;) . …
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The video (Ginat)
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Altitude is a bitch, especially when you’re Dutch
There I am again, back in ‘the low lands’. After a big weekend in the real mountains (Chamonix). I was fed up by being here, no climbing, no ice, no mountains. Just work. I needed to go out and I was reaaaally missing Dennis. He’s doing is traineeship at Petzl right now and is living …
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Good Climbing
Here in Bergschenhoek climbing is developing. The Monte Cervino kids-club is increasing, on the day there are loads of schools climbing and in the evening you can now have your personal training guidance as well. Michel Kleinjan is offering training in the evenings and yesterday was my first session. I’m a very, extremely, utterly slow …
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Klettersteig workshop
What I do for living nowadays is a bit different from that what most people do I guess. More and more I get into climbing and making a living out of it. Unfortunately I’m not a professional athlete (yet?) but at least I’m getting close to what I like most: climbing. And climbing has many …
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