How can you make a difference from NOW on…

There seem to be two types out there… Firstly, either you are COMPLETELY ignorant of the science, cruelty inflicted or the detriment of the environment that the egg, dairy and livestock industry causes OR you know all (or some) of the facts and CHOOSE to ignore it. If you aren’t aware, buckle up for the […]

Presentation Tonight: Europe on a shoestring

So this is a little announcement (last minute, though). I’m going to chatting about my Euro-adventure tonight at the Mountain Club in Cape Town. Swing through! “The Nose in a day, Spanish Limestone and French Ice Date: Tuesday 03 July 2018 Time: 19:30 – 21:30 In 60 years the climbing world has reduced the time […]

“LAZY TRAINING SYNDROME”: Time for a Rest

There is a dangerous circle that I get into when I train for a project, expedition or race. A self-induced and ego-driven syndrome of “Lazy Training” as I’ve come to understand it, is what anyone would have experienced when they get really passionate about a sport or a demanding goal. Recently, I’ve been pushing to jump […]

Injuries: An inconvenient “Reset” Button

Injuries. Anyone that has gotten deep into a sport can have some sort of understanding to the annoyance of having that niggle turn into something “less-than-productive”. I have a history of damaging myself, not so much with broken bones (touch wood), due to the fact that I’m quite a wuss and largely conservative at putting myself […]

Pole-Pole ¡Venga-Venga! An Intro to my journal…

This past year has been demanding in ways that I never expected it to be. I lost someone very important to me. I, like the people around me, have been dealing with this loss in our own ways. I’ve sunk into depression several times over the past 12 months and hit some almighty highs only […]

The mountains are calling and I, for now, must study French Subjunctive…

There are many things that I want to achieve in my life. I have my rather long- slightly-deranged- pipe-dream goals which include an 8000m peak without oxygen. Then I have my more realistic goals (this doesn’t mean that I’m not very much bent on doing the whacky pipe dreams) …. these realistic ones are broken […]