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 …

Ola everyone, I wish you all a merry merry Christmas and a happy new year! Now take Wulff Morgenthalers advice: “Don’t wish for any presents! It’s weak and passive. Go make your own happiness. Be the master of your own destiny. Make it a good, fun, fanatic, sportive, smart, wise, safe, crazy cool climbing year!

Zo. Daar ben ik weer. Even dan, want ik heb het een beetje druk. Draaiboek schijven, nog een draaiboek schrijven, China trip report, evaluaties doen met stagaires, drytool routes bouwen, werken, nog iets meer werken, nadenken over een interessante toekomstige baan, financien bijwerken, studeren en daarnaast moet ik ook nog wat klimmen (schijnt). En eigenlijk …

F*’in cool jeans! Really. If you’re a climber and know Yosemite you’ll like these jeans. Five Ten (brand of the brave) designed jeans. Climbers jeans. With stretch and a good fit so you can now go to the gym in your jeans. For sure I’ll compete in jeans on the next climbing comp. Want to …

What better can you fill your weekend with…then just run through the mud, cycle single tracks in the night, drag tree trunks up a hill, monkey-hang with a heavy backpack, swim in stinky dirty lakes and only have a map and compass to ‘turn’ the right way. That is the best description I can give …

Nothing to do this weekend? Looking for some fun but nobody to climb with? Looking for some beautiful climbs together with your friends and check out the newest gear without driving to a climbing shop? Want to figure more about the newest climbing clothing? Up for a pro photoshoot? And that all together with some …

I just got post :) I have a new sponsor. I quit my contract with Boreal. (For all kinds or reasons) But not the one you’d think of first: shitty rubber. I have to say I was pretty satisfied with the rubber. And now I saw they even improved into really really sticky stuff. The …

Sometimes you have to remind yourself to the fact that life might be not so easy for everyone. And then as a human it’s good to help. Even just a bit is more then nothing at all. The easiest way to help is with donations. This weekend was donation weekend. For the Dutch Cancer institute …