This weekend is Giro weekend. All around Utrecht and Amsterdam there are little cycling events. And there is of course the big tour: Giro d’Italia. Italia/Holland, yes, I don’t get it either…but it was fun to watch. I took my brother and dad and five different camera’s with me. This is the result: video/slow motion …
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Giro d’Italia
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Climbing is fun…in the rain
Last week I drove down South (sounds like driving to warm sunny weather…) Freyr was our destination. We were invited by Petzl in the classic Freyr restaurant (Le Chamonix) to sign our 2010 contract. Really amazing to be member of a team with the world’s best climbers! Though, the weather was quite bad…rain, cold and …
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Freyr and Petzl
I feel very flattered, amazed, exited, respected, motivated, energetic… I’m officially sponsored by Petzl!Last Friday we signed our contacts!And we climbed in Freyr with our new draws.There’s sun, slippery classic Freyr cliffs and fun!Hopefully more climbing the next days :D
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Weird: Back in Holland
Strange to be here again. Back in Holland. From harsh winter weather in Seydisfjordur to mild Spring/Summer weather in Holland today. From being in Icelandic culture, talking Icelandic, eating Icelandic to Dutch again. It’s strange, a pity, weird, good, all at the same time, to leave behind what I’ve been working on for 2,5 years… …
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Tórshavn
Yesterday at 9 Faraoe-time (8 Icelandic time) I left Iceland. Scary, funny, exciting, weird, sad, good, double… I stared at the cliffs until they disappeared in the darkness. All that was left was a big sea with big waves. And now, after a 17 hour sailing (no sails on this boat though) I arrived in …
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More changes
OK. After breaking up with Valdimar, loads of things changed. Last night, after Örvar’s birthday (Beautiful black hair Örvar!) party, I decided I should get on… The main thing is, that I’m now driving up North and will try to catch the boat. I’m still doubting if I really should get out of Iceland now …
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Cold in volcano country
I’ve had calls, texts, e-mails and more about “how’s Iceland?” these days…Well, I have to say: loads of stuck tourists in Reykjavik and for the rest nothing special.I can’t even get close to the eruption area, so no need of driving there to take pictures. In Reykjavik you read about the whole thing in the …
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Day three in Iceland
As you see, I’m a bit bored. I have so much time, that I can make whole video’s about Iceland and write this message.I’d like to go out climbing but there’s simply no Icelander fun enough got get climbing with me today/tomorrow/sunday/monday…So here I am in a country with a volcanic eruption of which I …
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Great view!
Gosh, loads of things going on these days. I’m back in Iceland and just got to hear that I can’t even get back to Holland now, as they stopped flying due to the big eruption on Eyjafjallajokull (see Morgunbladid in Engish)… Meanwhile I broke up with my boyfriend (yes I did…) and try to get …
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