Sand and Stone

Not as far as it looks. ^_^

I have been going to the beach for the last we days (First day was 21st Dec) just to try and boulder the beautiful but illusive sand stone along the beach. Rock hard at the bottom but the higher you go the more the holds start to...... become tricky.

Each day I ended up walking a bit further and along the beach. Every day finding a new spot to just sit and chill or a boulder that provided some sort of climbable surface. I started to take the GPS along as I ventured out along the beach. ^_^ According to the GPS my last boulder was about 26km from where I started walking. Anyway I'm getting ahead of myself as that was only on day 3.

Day one I walked about 500m and there was what seemed to be an awesome overhang about 3.5 - 4 meters off the ground and it seemed manageable. At this point walking along the rocks I have been feeling and tugging on the stone about 2m off the ground,
hard and solid holds. A bit sharp at times but every hold had a sharp bit and a blunt bit. Aka. NICE!!

So I kit up and start to climb this beautiful overhanging wonder. Starts out easy. very crimpy but there are holds and feet all over the place. About a 1m above the dark line in on the rock right about where the overhang starts to really become a challenge the stone turns to sand and the holds turn to something else. The holds are still there and they still feel the same but try to put some weight on them and its like they just vanish and you end up with sand in your hand where a rock solid hold use to be.

It took me about 45 minutes to give up. This is after I broke off about every hold there was at the top. Also the hole in the ground where I was falling every time was starting to look like an open-pit copper mine.

Along the beach I found another overhand, about 4m high and even though the lighter soft center was all over the place it seemed to have a thicker harder "crust".

I was not going to let that fool me again, not till I have done some climbing on the rock. I ended up doing almost more of a traverse from the left along the edge all the way to the tip of the overhang and then topping out. Even though it took me about an hour to figure out it was not the most difficult thing I have done.








I was back the next day and this time I kept on walking. Walking till the rock changed into something that looked like a completely different world.

Not for climbing but pretty to look at. ^_^

I kept going till I found a slab that was put there by nature, man had his way with it and nature claimed it again.

After three days if I have not figured out this sand stone I was never going to. Breaking off one awesome hold, I had to re-think climbing this stone. After a while it dawned on me the only way I was going to climb this boulder was by displacing the pressure on the holds so evenly that at no point I was going to have my full weight on any of the holds. Slowly but surely I worked my way up the rock. Only breaking off one more hold, I managed to top out.

It all comes down to only using the darker stone. Never pull or stand on a hold without pulling or standing on 3 others or you will end up breaking a hold. It was such a game of balance that by the time I topped out I was so tapped I didn't know what was going on. ^_^

Chalk here and chalk there and now, HOLD!

The starting hold.^_^

View from the top.

De-Construct

The hole in the wall, this time was not my fault, but this time in a way it does effect me. I have never had to destroy such a big part of my life. That wall and the graffiti on it was a big turning point in my life. After breaking all the bigger pieces into pebbles and dust, I noticed the blood on my hands. I didn't feel it.
I noticed what I was doing. Without even knowing it I was keeping myself busy with an useless exercise, just to keep my mind from thinking and my heart, soul or what ever from feeling.

 

In the five minutes it took me to wash my hands and tape them up, I found myself thinking of Christy again. Just like that wall she was now just another memory that is not mine anymore. I picked up the hammer and finished what I started.
Later as the sun was starting to hide on the other side of the hills, I put up the slackline and ended up just sitting on it watching the sun go down.

Operation Boiling Point - (18 April 2010) - Bloekombos

Another day out in the heat. :P

Battlefield 2010 - (28 March 2010) - Bloekombos

Battlefield 2010 Photo's
Was and awesome day thx for everyone that played!!

GUNDAM!!!!

Found this over at http://www.pinktentacle.com its a bit unreal but here's the proof:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10265242-1.html

Klankgrens

With the server set backs the site will only be up and running end of the month. Until then I have uploaded a few photo's from the last gig. Have a look at the widget on www.vitualabuse.org

Back but still busy. T_T

Just so you all know whats going on and way I have been MIA for so long. Its been an insane few weeks. Between Paintball, work and the band I have not really been having any free time to work on the backround or site. I have added a few picks of the past few weeks paintballing. ^_^

Fading into the shade on a hot as hell day at Playhard Paintball.

Setting up for the shot and I promise you I got my mark. ^_^

The team. ^_^

Its meeeeeeeeeee!! :P

Malice had a birthday!!

I was asked to make Malice a card for his birthday. ^_^
I might have gone a bit overboard.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUDDY!!

 

 

Office Wooky

It was one of those Friday afternoons, the rare Office Wooky made an early appearance and was court on film. Good times. :P

On a different note, just wanted to say thanks to all the people that joined us for the paintball games this weekend. Cant wait to get my hands on the footage. Need to find out who gave me this lump on the back of my neck!! :P