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Why I am single, according to the gospel of Jon (sans the h)
I always liked YOU, really…
So Erin is officially Fay-mouse. After she was on Idols on Sunday things seemed to speed up a whole bunch. Not only did she get over 30 friend requests in minutes after her segment came on, she was asked to do a bunch of interviews…including with YOU/HUISGENOOT magazine. So imagine how exciting it was when I found out they were coming to our house! He he he… Continue reading
Tagged cookies, Crimplene, Erin Fourie, facebook, Huisgenoot, Idols, muffins, You
The Jikeleza Jog 2011 all wrapped up
It’s now been four days since I arrived back home from the Jikeleza Jog 2011, and I’ve had a bit of time to process the event. Actually I find it weird to refer to it as an ‘event’, because running down the Wild Coast for three days is not like an ordinary race. It’s not rigidly structured, it’s not branded to hell and back – it’s an organic natural experience, a way to get from A to B without more than a bottle of water and a good pair of trainers. The path varies, it swerves, it dips, it goes through water, over rocks and sometimes it disappears altogether. And that is how trail runners like it. Continue reading
Tagged Cintsa, Go Trail, Jikeleza Jog 2011, Sarah Drew, trail running, Wild Coast
Jack’s last will and testament
My friend Jack is not known for his responsible decision making, and has a rather bad back injury from surfing in waves that were a wee bit large for him a little while ago. So imagine my surprise when Jack and I were chatting on FB and this conversation went down: Continue reading
Posted in Disasters, Friends, Surfing
Tagged 8 foot surf, back injuries, facebook, herniated discs, Jack, Surfing
I need to start hanging off ropes…
11.06.2011
This time it wasn’t a Thursday, it was a Saturday, so I finally was able to start taking some climbing pics as other people were at the crag! It was a really good day all round with Faye Brouard and Andrew Scott working on their projects at the new sector. Continue reading
Posted in Climbing, Friends, Hilton, Pietermaritzburg
Tagged Andrew Scott, Faye Brouard, Lazy Dave, Rock Climbing, Roger Nattrass, The Godfather, Umgeni, War on Gaza, With Added What-What
Active Escapes Jikeleza Jog 2011
Some of you may know that I work part-time for a company called Active Escapes. My ‘boss’ is a zingy little firecracker of a woman called Sarah who has a knack for organizing things that are A. a success, B. fun and C. always in the most awesome places you can think of. Continue reading
Posted in Friends, Travel, Work
Tagged Active Escapes, Eastern Cape, Go Trail, Jikeleza Jog, Kathryn Fourie, Lunar Eclipse, Sarah Colvin, Sarah Drew, South Africa, trail running, Wavecrest, Wild Coast, Wild Trails
All he needed was like, snow
Today Roger Nattrass and I headed off to Umgeni with snow all over the peaks of the lower midlands. I must say it always feel pretty surreal to live in Africa and have snow just a wee drive away! It boggles my mind, but I like it. Surprisingly it wasn’t that cold at Umgeni, and we had a really good day.
All it took was this… Continue reading
Posted in Climbing, Friends, Hilton
Tagged Climbing, KwaZulu-Natal, KZN, Midlands, Rock Climbing, Roger Nattrass, Snow, Sport Climbing, Umgeni
Shameless self marketing: Soula Flow Yoga Morning
Shameless self-promotion never hurt anyone! 
My amazing friend Morwenna and I are teaming up to offer a ‘Soula Flow Yoga Morning’ on the 25th of June in Hilton at the Quarry Gym.
Posted in Friends, Hilton, Pietermaritzburg
Tagged Hilton, Kathryn Fourie, KATINK, Meditation, Morwenna Bosch, Quarry Gym, Soula Flow, Yoga
The Cold Ninja
I went on a berg hike with my Active Escapes buddies Sarah, Matt and mountain guide Carlos Gonzalez. We met up with a bunch of other people, but this particularly extreme ‘fun’ activity took place before we found the others at Zulu cave later in the day. Continue reading
Posted in Climbing, Friends, Travel
Tagged Active Escapes, Carlos Gonzalez, Drakensberg, Matthew Drew, Sarah Drew, Vaude, winter
It’s about the vibe
I don’t want to harp on about Roger Nattrass, but since he’s the dude I climb with most regularly he is the dude who (unfortunately for him) will get splashed on my blog a lot. Roger is well known personality in South African climbing, and most of you will know him already. But for those who don’t here is a cool interview from www.climb.co.za written in 2009 by Justin Lawson. It’s a good read!
