Beta Boulders, Amsterdam
One of many bouldering gyms in Amsterdam, Beta Boulder is the closest (and the best). Raj and Tony have a monthly subscription and Sarah visits 1-2 times a month.
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Tony |
Axa |
the very nice cafe at the gym (it also have a co-working space where Tony works from weekly) |
Sarah defying gravity |
Tony doing (and filming) his first 6a route |
we also formed a "Beta Boardgaming" group which Tony and Raj went to almost every Sunday |
Raj |
Lyra <3 |
Bergdorf, Luxemburg
One of the friends Tony made at Beta Boulders was Milen, an experienced outdoor rope climber. Milen tagged along for a camping/climbing trip to Luxembourg and was hooked.
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camping :) |
Milen, Jeroen, and Tony
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this area of Luxembourg is also where Axa and Raj came for school trips to study geology and rock formations during high school |
short walk through "The Labyrinth" |
so many beautiful outdoor hikes |
there are about 300 routes in Bergdorf |
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Mountain Network, Amsterdam
After Tony's trip to Bergdorf, Luxembourg, Sarah and a group of friends all decided to learn the equipment and techniques for rope climbing from another local gym - Mountain Network.
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Sarah with her new gear |
Sarah and Yona (right) |
CERTIFIED!! |
Merry sur Yonne, France
Now that we are top rope certified, we wanted to have another trip with our outdoor climbing friends to do it outdoors. The location was Rochers du Saussoi right next to the little town of Merry sur Yonne, France.
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it was a 7 hour drive from Amsterdam to the location south of Paris, but also very picturesque |
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there were 12 ppl total |
when you are camping... but you order fresh morning croissants because you also in France |
Sarah and Yona |
the area was spectacular |
we didn't bring Lyra, but this cute little dog came with another climber in our group |
Tony climbing a 4c |
Raj climbing his first outdoor 5c |
and then Sarah |
and also Tony |
treating ourselves to a delicious local french restaurant |