So..last weekend I thought that I'd go to the sun. No way that there was as much sun as in the Netherlands that day. For the USAC I went to northern France to give some climbing course.
No real climbing for me even. I had one day of the two that I just climbed One, really, just ONE, uno, één, einn route. And I didn't even got warm in it. That was shit. But in the end it was all nice, friendly and enjoyable to be there for the first time with USAC.
Except some of the students. I wont tell more then that I just think that she shouldn't climb...
Anyway. Here are the pics.

Climbing vids

Im always looking at new opportunities to see more of climbing. And nowadays I get more and more again into alpinism again. So, I saw the website of Menno again. Just to look at his amazing pics. Im some way he, and some other climbing photorgaphers can get me hooked. Hooked onto things again. Alpinism for example.
Trough there I got to the website of Posing Productions
There you can find the best climbing vids ever. Well, not all, but at least a lot.
Same actually for ordering stuff which is not being sold in the Netherlands. Haresses and more gear like that. Take a look at this French website.
Enough climbing on this late evening. Altough, can climbing ever be enough?
Sleep tight.
P.S; the pic is of El Chorro, Malaga, Spain. Where Valdi and I were this winter.
I´ll tell the whole hitch hinking story later on.

Weekend

This weekend I decided to go to my parents and celebrate my birthday a bit.
That means playing games, walking in nature, having fun with my brother and sit in the bath for hours.
So, that was all fine and relaxing. I didnt even want to make any homework. Well, maybe I schould now, but that is my business.
My dad took me to a new to develop recreation and nature area called Pen-island. Pen was then old electricity factory near Muiden. Now replaced by a smaller factory.
The island was there for ages. As a child I went there with my uncle to discover the mushy muddy bushy place, which was always exciting and scary becuase you got sucked into the mud till your hips (at least, that happend when you got off the path we'd made every summer)
Now it was all loads more clear, we were even able to see the big lake (Ijsselmeer) for real.
My dad is a fanactic photographer and took over 50 pics, running for the sun, to get the best light and sun on the trees, birds and lake, he got out of breath in the cold wind.
When he's playing with his camera he just forgets time and he is focussed on every little detail around him.
Like this morning he took the most beautiful pics of a bird building its nest. He forgot his breakfast and his tea got cold. But, he had the bird...

Birthday

So...Actually I never celebrate my birthday properly. I decided to do that a bit different this year. I just invite all my friends and see who comes. Guys and chicks, you're all invited on the 21st of March, that is in the evening at my place. For my address, just mail me. Ow, and take something to drink with you. Like a nice Leffe or an good applejuice. I don't know who is going to come to the little party, so thats why you better also take something yourself. See ya then!

Back

Hello people,
yes, sorry, havent been here for a long time... Was just pretty busy with climbing-valdi-studying-working and even more climbing.
But, I hope I can make it up to you.
With nice pics again and some sweet stories.
Have fun reading.

Kiss

Shit.
Got nothing more to say I think...read what they say about chicks&bikes.

Global orgasm

Okay,
this is a call for the world.
Wait with all your Christmas messages...think about your lover, waitress, houswife, ex-girlfriend...
Because on the 22nd of December there are more important things then work, its time for world piece!
The American piece activists Donna Sheehan and Paul Reffell know a way to free loads of positive energy all over the world.
Check this site!
And, erh, have fun on the 22nd...

A new home

Okay, this is the 6th home that I'm moving to in just a couple years time...But thisone is the best ever. Bit designish and very clean room. With all for me, not just one room, no, no, everything together: kitchen (neukenindekeuken?) , bedroom and bathroom. Not really big, but big enough for me. Really :)
And I'm so happy with it! I'll move in one week I think.
Qurious about my adress? Mail me (might be safer then just placing my adress online...)
Lavinia_Marianne@hotmail.com

Viagra for women

So...and what do you think about Viagra.
We, (as 'we Dutch people') can only get Viagra when we're old (over 65) and have some kind of disease.
Luckily there are enough Americans who can try all different kind of Viagras for us.
And this is the result.
Have fun reading :)

Chickies on tour!

Oh yeah! Its was so cool! Reaaly!
We, the Chicks of the USAC won the Battle of the Sacs! After almost 24hours fulltime racing, biking, kayaking, climbing, running and binking again we finished as 9th.
Which was the first place for the womens. We're really proud of it.
All the time, also in the rain, cold and after going in the wrong direction I had a non-stop smile on my face. The only thing I could say when the organisation asked if I liked it all was: "ies leuk man!" (which means 'yeah dude, this is fun!')
Here some picks of the whole tour.
Thanks guys for this amazing race, again.

Battle of the Sacs

The time is almost there. This friday and saturday we have Battle of the SACs. Its a massive survival race for teams of all Dutch student alpine clubs (sac).
And I join, again. For the third time. This year I have a real team (last year and the first battle year, 2004, I heard one hour before the sart that I could join as well...)
It will be hard, tough, muddy, but fun!
The picks are from last years Battle.
Our team is called 'chickies on tour'. We're one of the few womans teams.
Our big expertices are: Vero: cycling-vamp
Janne: run-master
Esther: for the tactical part
Marianne (me?) : good mood and allround Battle-veteran
Check the site for more info. Have fun watching us cycling muddy and wet trough the center of Utrecht.

Wanna bowl me?

Talking about bowling...
Sometimes I'm just bored. I'm updating my holiday on my blog and I actually have to write an essay. So I thought about other things then school and computers...
I'll write some more about my holiday to Iceland tomorrow...
Kiss

Another birthday day

Today, 'the day after'. Was again a bit a bithday day. After a little city tour, with which we went to climb the curch (actually we went by lift to the top of the tower...)
I went for some shopping and afterwards I went to Valdi's grandparents. Really greap people. His grandmum makes puppets and she's quite famous with a monkey called lulu (right?)
She (I don't mean the monkey) is really sweet and beautiful. Her husband had his birthday. Almost the whole family was there. We were eating waffles and pie. We were totally full but it was all nice.
After this little party we went to John. A really, really, really good friend of Valdi and Kjartan. He invited us for a good dinner in the Indian restaurant he works. And that was nice. It became even better when we went to a pool and bowling center. We went for pool but it became bowling...as everybody knows I'm hopeless with that. You'd better let me run for miles and I'll win, but bowling...Then I always have to think about The Big Lebowsky (a movie that you must see).
So I lost greatly. John won, as he had to on his birthday.

Haustmot

Yes, haustmot, that means something like autumn competition (tell me if I'm wrong Valdi)
And we joined.
And we even won!
It was a great comp. No big roups of yelling spectators, no people talking begind you about how good or bad you're climbing. No spotlights. Just climb together and make fun for two hours.
And really, it was fun. The boulders were great and the people even more.
So, actually, I think, this was the best competition I've ever had, and thats not only because I won a beautiful hat (which I wear all day now)

Wind walls

Okay, as I said, we thought that the weather would be good. And actually, as you see, the sun was shining, no clouds, only blue sky. But...there was wind. A lot of wind, really. Too much wind. Our food blew away like it were feathers. You even could easily flag on the wall without using any strength and power at all...
One pole of the tent broke and one was bend. And the tent was rining and shaking all night.
Even the cliffs were whistling. Bit scary even.
But after two whole days of wind, it all went quiet.
For us this was the time to go back home. After some great climbing...Up to the bouldering competition. But not before I saw an amazing glacier lake and all the strange big, massive not climable mountains again...

Island 2

Till at about 7 oclock we were walking in the city. There was only one bike, so walking was our option. But that was not a problem at all. It was fun to walk and talk together in the cold sunny city.
The next day started with our magnificant breakfast. Skyr! That is something like a natoinal sporters drug. Everybody eats it. And its my favourite.
After some newspaper reading (I couldn't read anything of the new language) We decided to go out in the sun. Climbing of course. And we went, with dog (Esja!) and a rope to Valshamer.
The cliff was small but the routes were good, the view was beautiful and the cold even better.
This was also Kjartans special day. It was his birthday. A good one. With a great meal and a lot of fun.
The next day was our day. Because we would go to another climbing area. Not for one day, no, for a couple days. The weather was supposed to be a bit windy, no rain and sunshine for almost the whole day. Good weather :) At least...thats was we tought...
On our way we saw great waterfalls (with fully round rainbows!) amazing glaciers, strange roads and much more.