Packing…and it’s limited to one set of cams some nuts, maybe pegs a rope and a sweater. As Ryanair doesn’t allow us to take our regular gear due to weight restrictions (annoying!) Tomorrow we (Dennis & me) will travel to Italy for the International Tradclimbing meeting. Sweet!

Went to Demmenie Amsterdam (=shop) and bought myself a new toy. It’s like going to the sex-shop (or something) because this toy is real Pr0n!

Last Sunday I was climbing in Ettringen. I had loads of fun, climbed my first 5.12a trad onsight and felt just good. But, then I got a phonecall…bad news, sad news… Chloé Graftiaux died last Saturday. Chloé was one of the most versatile climbers, one of the best even. She became third on the Worldcup …

It’s been more then a month since I was last in Holland. My home-country still feels like a holiday country: good reason to visit friends and family, but not a place to live for now. It’s been raining a lot in the Alps. It’s actually raining now… Meaning we had to bail out of our …

Chamonix got one place which is always good. Not healty, but handy: MacDonalds. With free internet :) Time to post something new on my blog. Loads has happened since my last post. The best thing was my one-midday-visit to Céüse and climbing Pic de Bure: TD+ 6a+ max (and A0) 29 pitches 600m. We were …

And another day with internet :) It’s hard to get a good connection to upload photo’s and videos… But now in Gap (yes, close to Céüse) I’m having a good connection :) We left Ailefroide because the weather predicted some cold days with maybe some rain. So Bérarde and Céüse are my next desinations. We’d …

Finally, some internet to write about my adventures. I’m eating McFlurry and enjoy the free internet of the MacDonalds in Brinacon. Just went shopping. We have a rest day to spend some money on climbing stuff. I have a new backpack, really small and still big (45L Grivel) I really needed one, after my tour …