A few pictures of a cold but satisfying day on the Tete d'Aval climbing the route 'Le polichinelle dans le tiroir' (7a max, 350m) with Niels. Openend by J.M. Cambon and his friends in the early eighties. We found the majority of the pitches quite...
After Europe's big lockdown, and only one possible short week for me to go climbing, it was uncertain where to go. Fortunately, Germany and Luxemburg opened up, while France, Belgium, Switzerland and Austria were still closed. Roland Bekendam and me decided to go the...
From the end of August, we've spent around 5 weeks in the Ecrins and Ceuse in France. Lots of sportclimbing (my first 8a!), cycling, walking, swimming and a few longer routes. One of them was a route that was high on my wishlist: Ranxerox...
On January 2nd, Laurens and me have climbed a route called Ojo de Pez on the southeast wall of the Ponoig, a limestone peak close to Benidorm. Perfect weather & conditions made up for a great day out. The climbing was technical and crimpy for...
The day has been long. Travelling to Amsterdam in the morning, working, heading home, eating, driving to the Dutch-Belgium border in Breda to meet up with Jeroen, and then a loooong time on the highway down south. Talking, music, a beer, another one, and than...
Op de laatste dagen van 2016 een aantal dagen sport geklommen in Spanje in de regio Costa Blanca, o.a. in de bekende gebieden Sella en Gandia. Maar de twee mooiste dagen waren die in het onbekende L'ocaive en een mooie langere route op de Penon...