After a couple of days in Friedrichshafen it was time to head for the Alps. Too bad thats it’s raining everywhere… Two days ago we woke up with snowy mountains all around. One of the locals told us he hadn’t seen this much snow in July in 32 years! Hopefully it will get better in …

So cool! I won, I won, yes, yes. I won a restyle of our beloved campervan. A professional stylist would come and restyle our van and I got an interview with pictures of the restyle in Dutch magazine ‘Viva’. A month ago the team came over and did the restyle. A professional photographer took pictures. …

I was thinking…what title should I give this post. And actually ‘work, climbing’ is actually all I do these days and yes, a bit more: studying (sometimes). Yesterday I was working for Outdoor Westvoorne, my favourite outdoor sports company in the Netherlands ;) I was belaying kids, all day. On a campsite in the province …

Now you thought I’m active and venturous. True, maybe. But I learned that somewhere. From childhood on actually. My parents, both PE teacher and fanatic sporters decided to do something different this year. They’d been to China, walked through Iceland, been in alpine climbing but now, they’re into cycling. They decided to cycle all the …

Unfortunately the new GriGri 2 has a problem… (In Apple terms: As it turns out the GriGri2 has an issue…) Under serious force the handle might block, causing failure in the automatic breaking system. So, I have to sent mine back and get a replacement. Maybe you have to sent yours back too? Check out …

Okay, I like cooking. And I prefer to cook simple (one pot, one frying pan meals). Today I was up for some Thai food. I opened the curry pack, added it to the coconut milk and suddenly saw the name of the curry company. Do you spot the name? So, does this curry make you…?

Jeroen, Monte Cervino (‘de berg’ in Dutch, the mountain) manager, routesetter but most of all climber, asked me to help him with the Monte Cervino/NKBV Via Ferrata clinics that he planned. I’m more into leadclimbing trad routes then walking iron paths but I was up for this new kind of teaching. All around you hear …

Dutch climber Michel Kleinjan and his wife (? are you actually married or should I say ‘girl’ or ‘woman’ or ‘chicka’?) Leonoor just decided to sell their house and live in a ‘wooden shed’ close to the biggest and best climbing gym in the Netherlands. (Mote Cervino, Bergschenhoek) Their idea after years of ‘hibernation’: work …

What I do besides climbing, is educating myself into safety issues. This week a 3 day training in first aid on heights. Suspension trauma’s and more…Soon a little movie about this weeks training I’m doing at Orange Access.