Nouvelle-Calédonie

Adapting to the Time Difference Two weeks before my departure for Nouméa, I started adapting to the 10 hour time difference with Antwerp. I woke up one hour earlier every two days and went to bed earlier too. The worst part is that I really have trouble getting out of...

Blueberry Hill

Where Is My Mind? For me, the competition went better than last time. My mind was more concentrated, but I still didn’t win. It seems as if I have lost my winning mood. Héllo took the first place with a clean competition. She topped all selections and the final...

A Second Place Ain’t Bad

Open Vlaams Jeugdklimkampioenschap – 18 januari 2014 Perfect First Selection We were all nervous and scared of what our opponent would do today. After all it is a competition. We were all ready to compete. Our first selection was on rope 17, a light overhang. We...

Sender One, Here I Come!!

I was nervous weeks before we would go to America. Sending mails to Suzanna, saying: “Cannot wait till we’re there.” She must have received 30 mails saying that. The Last Day Before Our Departure It was the most stressful day of them all. I thought that I would not...