CLIMBING COMP: LOVE ON THE ROCKS

We would like to invite everyone to come and join on our upcoming climbing competition entitled LOVE ON THE ROCKS on FEB 12, 2011, saturday. Top rope and bouldering, climb as many as you can.

Morning Session:
college students, high school students, and young at heart

8am Registration
9am Competition Starts
1pm Competition Ends
1:30pm Awarding

Afternoon Session:
Novice climbers, open climbers, and other clients

3pm Registration
4pm Competition Starts
9pm Competition Ends
9:30pm Awarding

Registration fee is at 250php with competition shirt. Expect new routes for both top rope and bouldering. Hope to see you soon!

-Beau Dela Cruz

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Register as a pair, regardless of gender. Boy/Boy, Girl/Girl, Boy/Girl, and then the two of you will get a score card, at the end of the competition your score and your partners score will be added.


Phoenix Format- Climb as many climbing routes as you can in a given time. If you finish the route without falling you will get a point, but if not you have to do it again. You will only get points if you finish it.

Know Your Pinoy Climber: Stan Feleo

"Know Your Pinoy Climber" is a new segment of this blog, it is patterned over 'D Dude Outdoors' "Dirtbag Culture: Dirtbagger of the month".

It aims to promote "Philippine Climbing", to give recognition to our local climbers, to entice people to try the sport, and also to set as an inspiration to many. 

But always remember, Climbing is super fun but can be lethal as well. So Climb On, Climb Hard and definitely CLIMB SMART!

without any further ado I present to you the first "Know Your Pinoy Climber - Climber" 

STAN FELEO

First Ascent of "Anghang", Wawa Montalban. Photo by Dennis Diaz

Name: Jonathan Cruz Feleo 

Date of birth: December 30, 1988 

Weight: 135lbs 

Height: 5.5' 

Nickname: Stan 

Hometown: Quezon City 

Years Climbing: I've been climbing since high-school, but I took climbing seriously during my 3rd year in College. So that makes it 3 years. 

Sponsors: Does my Dad count? if no, then, none so far. 

Favorite climbing shoes: I recently got a new pair of 5.10 Anasazi VCS. It has always been my dream shoe since I started climbing. I love how the heel fits perfectly and the rubber is just so sticky, which is very good for smearing and just pasting your feet on the wall. I really want to get my hands on a La Sportiva Miura VS. It just looks so cool and from the reviews I've read it's one of the best performing shoe out there but it's also so damn expensive.   

Greatest climbing accomplishment: This would have to be my redpoint of "Itchy Flutterby Extension" in Cantabaco Cebu. This was during my 2nd trip. I was able to finish the original route and when I heard that there was a newly bolted extension, I just had to try it. Sadly, on my Flash attempt, just a few draws from the anchors, one of the holds I was resting on popped out. Funny thing was, due to panic, instead of shouting "rock!" I shouted "Shit Shit Shit!". Luckily no one below got hurt.   

A Perfect Shot of Our Second Home

Second Home - Power Up Tandang Sora - Photo taken By Raschid Salting Grabbed from this album

PIctures: Bagong Taong Akyatan (New Year's Climb)

Here are some pictures taken at 

Paradang Rizal, Atimonan, Quezon Philippines 1/7/11

more of the pictures from this album ENJOY!

"home away from home" -igan aragon (2011)

"Captain Chris Clipping"

Bagong Taon, Bagong Akyatan, Bagong Kaibigan, Panibangong BUHAY

Leading Yema, Atimonan Quezon

(the title is in Filipino my native tongue - "New Year, New Climb, New Friends, Anew Life")


Living a simple life, breathing fresh air, gulping an ounce of adventure, eating good food, cheating death and having another shot at life is the BEST way to start someone's year right. If that's the case, I am starting my 2011 right.

We went to Atimonan, Quezon for our first outdoor climb of the year. I met other climbers and hopefully new friends. 

Experienced an "almost-life-ending-accident" that made me realized that this is already my "second life" so I must rejoice and celebrate it more! Ironically the accident was not me falling from the top after a climb, but something falling to me in a spear like fashion that ripped my pants-off and that seemed to have given me a knock-out punch to my jaw. Just suffered from a minor sprain, heavily bruised and sore ankle ligaments and leg muscles, and some multiple-abrasion on my face and leg. 

Any way the more important part is that I'm still alive and I shared a moment of cheating death and recovery from that experience with an awesome bunch of people who helped me recuperate from it. Also, I got a heap-load of lessons learned. 

I'M ONE LUCKY SON OF A BITCH! 


THANK YOU LORD!

Before ending this entry, I would like to thank this set of people for sharing this episode of my life: Kuya Jao, Pastor Noel, Kap Chris, Fred, Ian, Ate Mity, Ate KQ, Kuya Mackie, Kuya Sly, Jp Beiber, Manong and Manang caretaker. Thank you very much!

"Life is beautiful, life is sweet and life is short so treat everyday as if its your last" Climb on! 

Video Sing and Play: Sampip by Parokya Ni Edgar

Posted something out of frustration and envy - first sin of 2011 is that you? Thanks Cousin Regine and JD Item for the wonderful idea - me playing and singing then posting it to the world wide web.

Take note: sorry for the fast strumming, for the wrong lyrics in the second verse, for the mediocre voice quality and for some off tunes.