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land of a thousand rainbows
I haven’t climbed in almost a year now (remarkable, i know. It might change soon.) For some reason I’m feeling a lot of nostalgia for Rocklands (a climbing area in the Cederberg mountains of South Africa. Also, home of Rooibos … Continue reading
rocklands in motion
Welcome to our world tucked away in the Cederberg mountains of South Africa! This short film was intended as a quick cut of my footage from the past few weeks for a presentation at the Mountain Club of South Africa. … Continue reading
roadtrippin’ in the usa
Seems it’s about time we posted on our latest adventures. After Angie returned from Peru and I from Alaska last October, we picked up our car from Angie’s parents in Pennsylvania and set out on a new climbing adventure through … Continue reading
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la vida bella: spanish update
More to come from Angie, but I thought I’d post a few fun climbing pics and vids to spread the psyche before we fly out in a few days time. Wish we could have documented our trip here a little … Continue reading
hobbits, whales and fjords: visual new zealand
We couldn’t have picked a more different country to break up our stay in China. New Zealand is famously under-crowded and a wildlife paradise. If green is the most restful color on the eyes, New Zealand wins. No contest. In fact, … Continue reading
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all I want for valentine’s day is an 8c belay!
It was a classic case of winning ugly (read Agassi’s autobiography if you don’t get the reference, it’s incredible): the kind of send you’re not proud about, but you take to the bank anyway. I’d come really close to doing … Continue reading
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off to sea a tiny tub
The weather forecast looked grim: eight days of stormy 30 knot winds, gusting to 40 at times, with plenty of rain. None of the locals could fathom why we’d venture out in these conditions–it was clearly the weather for a … Continue reading
China unClimbed
With just two hours remaining until our bus will leave town, I throw myself at the route for the very last time. The route is China Climb, the first 8c in China and my project for last few weeks. I … Continue reading
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climbing in the ‘shuo
After a 2 week break (in GeTu for the Petzl Roctrip – post to come) we’ve come back to Yangshuo (China) to get our redpoint on for the next few weeks. Actually it’s really just me, Steve, since Angie has … Continue reading
the ancient bristlecone pine forest
The ancient bristlecone pine forest national park is located just an hour from Bishop, CA in the desolate White mountains. The squat and gnarled pines represent some of the oldest living things on the planet with the oldest clocking in … Continue reading
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the stangie travelogue 