Last couple of months

Every now and again I realise more than ever (if that is that actually possible), that I'm very lucky with the life I'm living. I think I would be quite jealous of my life if I wasn't me. Does that make sense? Not a lot of (Dutch) people have: quality rock within an hour drive from their house, handmade vegan climbing shoes, and enough spare time (and money) to be able to climb outside, open new climbing area's and climb abroad. Or at least I know I didn't had all of the above before I moved to England, but now I do.
I know I've not blogged for months, but that doesn't mean I've been sitting still: I've been climbing on the quality rock near our house, I've been climbing abroad and I have even helped opening a new area.

Andy on Specter in Bishop (California)

Check out my new Scarpa shoes (on a very odd and hardish problem in the Happies)

Me on a 7a(+) in the Happies (California)

Red Rocks, Las Vegas. A long long power endurence 7b(+) traverse

An awesome problem in the Red Rocks (8a from sitting, 7a+ from standing)

Andy powering through the moves on La Baleine (Font). Very impressive he could hold the slopers on such hot day.

Great arete in Font (so hot that day)

A pic of our weekly route setting @ Climb Newcastle

A great boulder problems @ Kyloe out (Prime Time SS, 7b+)

A powerfull roof @ Kyloe out (7a/+)

One of the harder problems on Blakely's Bloc, about 7b(+). Finished the last and hardest problem on
this blog (the right arete SS) 2 days ago

Fonz, being as gorgeous and girl-like as ever.

What a life :))