They broke into my car.

I’ve been very busy the last couple weeks.

Unfortunately I broke up with Sarah two weeks ago, we both (I hope) agreed we were better off just being friends. I’m currently house sitting with here at a house at Obs, I really do love Obs!

I got a job working tech support for PG Computers, not really the direction I want to go fore I’d rather be a developer but it’s a job, and I am really enjoying it. I really love learning new stuff and I have learnt a couple new tricks.
My car got broken into this morning, someone broke on of the back windows to get in. All they took was a blanket and a jersey, it makes me feel it was someone who was just cold. I realise how privileged I really am.

Bouldering

I haven’t been posting much but then life has been pretty standard.

I went for a very nice bouldering session on Sunday with Julia and Nick. We went to three boulders in Newlands/Cecilia forest, the first boulder, the river boulder is grate, is pretty small with only one or two problems, I really enjoyed the one, and I’m def going to stick it next time!The only problem is that its pretty rough and I came away with a few grazed elbows and knees, and sore fingers .

By the time we got to the second boulder my fingers were pretty shot I did one clime which absolutely grated my left had, but we did some climb maintenance, mooing rocks ect. We removing one good sized rock, making me rely feel like a kid again digging in the mud :)

The third boulder was The Den which is a really nice boulder, I’m looking forward to more climbing on it. Most of the problems are really hard with few feet, but a challenge is always good!

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Update

I'm not posting to often :/

I haven’t been doing very much lately, I found out yesterday that I cant register for UNISA Computer science midyear so i have the rest of the year off, so i may do some traveling and work or just get a job here.

Two weekneds ago on the Saterday, I lead a hike up Indiafenster and down left face B two weeks ago, it was really nice hike, it was very wet and inclement so only three other people pitched. The hike up was very nice, we got most of the tourists in the cable car to wave on their way by. We had lunch at Meclears and set of to the top of Left Face B, as we got their the clouds closed in and it began to rain, we decided the group was experienced enough to go down in the rain so we set off. We missed a lot of the view and didn’t have any manger incidents, we saw a pair of Himalayan Tar on one of the ledges, so they defiantly haven’t all been shot. The pick is of the rest of the hikers on the way down left Face B.


The sunday after that wasn’t to wet so Julia, Roark and myself went to Paarl Rock to do some multi pitch climbing. The trip there was fun, we got pretty lost in Paarl and after consulting a number of locals in pretty bad Africans we found the road up to the rock. Due to the recently passed front the dirt roads were pretty exciting leaving Spud, my car, totally encrusted with mud. We got to the crag and hiked to the base of a 2 pitch climb which was to be Roark’s firs multi pitch. We decided to climb with only one rope which in hind site wasn’t to good with three people, we had some interesting anchoring at the pitch but we got through it. The photo is of all of us on setup at the anchors. The second climb was a saga! We were short of time so we decided to climb only the first two pitches, the climb is vertical for +-15m and then has a +-5m horizontal traverse t to the right. Julia set off to lead the first pitch,. sho got to the traverse and was two tired to complete the climb so, she came down and I had to finish it, I got to the chains with some very creative climbing and the worst rope drag I’ve ever experienced! I was literally having to pull slack with all my strength and then clime a bit and then putt some more, I got to the anchor cleaned it, cleaning the rest of the climb was very exciting, in the end I could only clean three quarters of the horizontal section lowering me was interesting because of the rope drag I had to jump and throw my wait around just to get down. Once I got down I had to re climb most of the climb and clean the rest of the draws. Once the climb was clean I then had a very exciting swing, because I was at the end of the traverse and was just to tired to climb the rest, so I came off and just had to live with the swing. All in all a very nice day, and we all decide we’re def going back some time.

I have really been enjoying winter, loving the rain. I was feeling a bit down on Thursday so I decided I need to get out, so I cycled up to Kirstenboch and spent some time with my mom who left for London yesterday. I then went on a hike up Skeleton Gorge and to the top, it was exactly what I needed some good alone time in the rain. The section of Skeleton through the river was a raging torrent, I went through barefoot and even managed to get my pants pretty soaked but I loved it. The top was cold and windy as I expected and there was no one to be seen. I met tow other crazy hikers in the river section of skellies on the way down, I think they were very surprised when they met a solitary soaked barefoot hiker coming down from then top. We had a chat I took a photo for them and I went down and enjoyed a warm cup of soup at my Mom’s office.

Boland Hike

What a nice week, I had quiet a good week planned. Unfortunately I hurt my ankle on Thru two weeks prior, that put an end to my plans to go climbing with Julea at Kleinmont for the weekend.
By Monday my ankle was healed enough that I could go on a hike. We did three days of the Boland trail. We started at LaMotte Forest station, hiking 8km to Landroskop Hut (LRK). The hiking was interesting, we were a group of not the most experienced hiker so it took us some time but it was real fun. LRK is a really nice hut with a big central fire place and benches all around, we had a good night and drank most of our booz in order to lighten our packs.

Every1 at the start of the hike

The next mooring was a 18km hike to our second night, Berg Hut (BSG). We lost 5 people, who had to go home early, we hiked the first 4km with them and they then proceeded to the car while we turned off the road and hike up a long valley for most of the day, which took a lot out of some people as the sun was really killer. The final downhill to the hut which looked very promising on the map turned out to be very overgrown and very difficult. Suffice to say most people were very happy to reach the hut. Supper at the hut was good fun everyone except me was in one cooking group and Patrick had been caring a frozen bolognaise they cooked the pasta on all the reaming stoves, they had a good meal and maid Patrick’s pack much lighter for the third day.
The third day real killed me, I was caring heavy and we had to be back early enough to get Jess home for Pesach. Getting to the cars was a good relief and the shower I took at the cars had to rate in the top three showers I’ve ever taken. We then maid a mission to go and get some Mc Donald’s on the way home. I must say I’m not the world’s biggest fan of Mc Donald’s, but after 3 days in the mountains it was exactly what I needed.

McD's on the way home.

Yo Yo

Well this is my first post :)

Just an idea, i'm not sure if I'm going 2 keep this up but it's worth a try :)
i'll throw in a pick just 4 the fun of it.