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The Masochist's Monologue: Hectic Hectic
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013. It's been ages since I've put words on a page. Since my last post I've gotten a job and been really busy, not to mention blogger is blocked at the office so I can't do any writing there. It's also been a little frustrating that I have no photos from recent times so it has been a bit of a hindrance. I've been spread pretty thin between work and climbing so time has been extremely limited for things like writing so let me see, what has happened recently?
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The Masochist's Monologue: 101 Days of Rock
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Monday, January 7, 2013. 101 Days of Rock. The last 6 weeks have been brilliant. I've managed to split my time between sport climbing and trad climbing. A portion of my time has been spent staying semi-local climbing at Bronkies, Chosspile, Fern, Narrow and Mhalabatini and then of course there have been trips to Boven and Blouberg. And my snake bite. The best parts of the last 6 weeks, hmmm, so many things happened. Let's start at the beginning and work forward. Do I look tired? The gear for Boa Rodeo.
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The Masochist's Monologue: January 2012
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Monday, January 23, 2012. The New Year is off to a BANG! Attempting Monster (29) on gear. I guess it’s been a while…. Well, well, well. The new year is here. The closing ceremony of last year was fantastic. Christmas was great with the families; Boven was spectacular as always with a realization that I am really weak after my December. What is in store for me this year? Let’s back up a little first. Here are some photos from Christmas. My mom, climbing for the first time. Having a lot of fun. Thursday wa...
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The Masochist's Monologue: Ping, Ping, Ping, Thud...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012. Ping, Ping, Ping, Thud. No blurred vision. Can I move? I sat up, Warren says, "dude are you alright, don't move! Warren: There's nothing worse than the pinging sound of gear ripping. Brian: What about the deafening thud of the person hitting the ground? Warren: Yeah that one is a bit worse. A little worse for wear but anything you can walk away from is a victory in my mind. Hector offered to drive me to the hospital in Pretoria so I could meet Yvette. The drive home was lon...
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The Masochist's Monologue: May 2012
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012. Hell Can Be Found On Earth If You're Unlucky Enough! It's been quite a while since I've had anything good to write about but I certain have some interesting stories now. What the training session did do was inspire as little extra effort be put into my training schedule. Dylan joined me for this and we had a good session. Start off with 10 minutes of slow bouldering on the wall with slight pauses above the next grip. Stretch for 15 minutes. Set the timer for 5 minutes. Now you ha...
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The Masochist's Monologue: A couple days on the road
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Friday, January 18, 2013. A couple days on the road. The past few weeks have been wicked! Blouberg, Magaliesberg, Boven. Need I say any more? The best crag on earth: God No! Today I found myself back on Boa Rodeo (8a ) and found that it is indeed possible when it is dry. I fell off in the last move of the crux from the ground, got back on and did the rest of the route. Great stuff. SUPER PSYCHED. I think I need two more tries and I'll bag it. Thank you so much to Rob at Outward Ventures. 101 Days of Rock.
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The Masochist's Monologue: November 2012
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012. I've been really busy recently. For some reason that seems to be the ultimate excuse to not write something. It's between that excuse and the lack of photos. Fortunately I actually have some pics this time around. I'm happy to report that my hand is back to normal, in fact the 10 days of rest may have been good for the system. Can't think of the last time I took that many rest days, maybe back when I had that horrific fall. In fact that was also exactly 10 days off. What a h...
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The Masochist's Monologue: January 2013
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Friday, January 18, 2013. A couple days on the road. The past few weeks have been wicked! Blouberg, Magaliesberg, Boven. Need I say any more? The best crag on earth: God No! Today I found myself back on Boa Rodeo (8a ) and found that it is indeed possible when it is dry. I fell off in the last move of the crux from the ground, got back on and did the rest of the route. Great stuff. SUPER PSYCHED. I think I need two more tries and I'll bag it. Thank you so much to Rob at Outward Ventures. 101 Days of Rock.
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The Masochist's Monologue: June 2013
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Thursday, June 6, 2013. A Change is in the Air. The last month has been wonderful. I've made a big change in my life in that I've transitioned from Edelrid and Vaude across to La Sportiva, Wild Country, DMM and Roca. Outward Ventures. Has been very kind to me in the past, thanks to Tristan at Vertigo Gear. I'll be writing in my new blog: Full Psyche Ahead. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). A Change is in the Air. Vertigo Industries. Picture Window template. Powered by Blogger.
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The Masochist's Monologue: Don't pick it up!
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012. Don't pick it up! Well, it's been a while since I've written anything. Quite often it is because I don't have enough photos of the past months. I have been in Durban, I climbed in Umgeni. I had a lot of fun there onsighting a 25 and a 27 as well a getting a 28 second go and 30 in a day in 4 tries. Great weekend. Good times. I was too tired to take draws off of Godzilla. So I sent it first try next weekend. It turns out I was wrong. I was very wrong. Yvette spoke to our friend...
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