Slovenia, Switzerland, Spain, and snow...

So....I have been in Catalunya, the eastern block and the expensive part of europe in the past few weeks...at the moment I have been delving into some boulder blocks for the first time in ages and been enjoying it, here's a little taste of whats been happening:

myself:
Never ending story p.1, V11 third go
Alfain Moon, V11 4th go
...some other stuff, havn't been learning all the names, but just enjoying beautiful atmospheres

meanwhile,
Some people have been getting up a climb or two

Wanna send a shout out to Dave Graham who just managed to haul his way up the notorious Boogalaga assis, yet to have a confirmed name, a extremely difficult climb that adds two moves into a pre existing V13(8B) the Boogalaga. Just from trying the moves I would guess it to be at leeeaast V14(8B+) and likely harder. Congrats man, you put in a lot of effort and you earned it!

He sent not a moment to soon either, because the next morning was welcomes with this stuff

midnight mayhem

before anything else is said...I FINALLY BROKE FREE! We left santa linya after Jon nearly hammered out Open Your Mind and Jerome sussed out Fuck The System some more. We are passando un rato here in Lleida and checking out Margalef. But, damn, today is definately a rest day after pullin this shit off all night


...going a muerte with the beast himself...more video to come

while its all goin down

AAAHHHHHHHHHH....ok had to get that outa my head, got some stress goin on up in there. We got people arriving today to pick up, another tomorrow...also one to drop off...go to the cave, get to hatims house, buy food in balaguer...MELISSA LOST PURSE, no passport, gangsta roll gone, chavi wont wake up, donde estan las cajas, and a whole bunch off other shit goin on in my head right now...now you uderstand how dificult it is doing business in spain without a car! so while I overworry myself about absolutely everything, everyone else has been creeping under the radar, absolutely rampaging santa linya!
lets start off with the ms. of the group:

Melissa-
Devorah Hombres, .13a
archeologico, .13b

Jon-
Ultima Ola, .14c
la Pequenya, .13c flash
Airline, .13b ONSIIIIGHT, NOT EASY
DEVORAH HOMBRES, jons FIRST .13a of 2008, a good start for the year

Gabor-
Nueva Ola, .14c
la Pequenya, .13c flash as well
Ingravid Serps, 14c

and now the Ultimate Underground

Jerome-(in less than 2 weeks)
Devorah Homres ext, .14a third go
Novena Puerta, .14c Third go
Ultima Ola, .14c
Archeologico, .13d, OOONSIGHT FOR THE WARMUP
Fabelita, .14b second burn
Open Your Mind, .14c 2nd day fourth try!!!!

Well while I am epicing on everything, at least someone is having just an 'alright' time

WE ARE GOING TO FLORIDA

we have been in st linya...still, trying to fix the car situation. Its a little difficult due to the fact that we are living in a cave, without internet, electricity, toilets...INHUMANO!!! we were reaching the point of no return, about to eat each other for food we were so hungry. Rght when no more could be had, we come across some young fellows in the nearby town of the hazelnuts. The hospitality here is amazing. Everyone offers help when needed. They know about the car and haven't stopped helpin us out since. While chillin at the casa de albert and went a little crazy when we were able to use a computer!

enjoy

...ANYONE WANNA GIVE US A CAR???

soooo...the past week has been interesting. Yes, we are back in spain, yes we are stuck in Santa Linya, and yes I did say stuck... So last saturday on a excursion for wifi, Gabor and Jon went to the nearby town of les avellanes(the hazelnuts..?). On their return at 11 somethin' at night, passing the futbolin just before our peublo, a small car came barreling around the corner. Jon, given little reaction time, could only veer off onto a dirt road to avoid a collision. Going to fast for a dirt road, he tried to stop, started sliding...hit a water puddle...hit a dirt mound....became airborne....did a 180 degree spin...and the car ended up off of the road on its side!!!!! I will follow that by saying that all parties involved are absolutely unscathed( save a scratch of glory on jons neck). We spoke with some friends of the region, and appearently there is a bar in the town that all the old creepers go to to 'emborracharse'(aka get smashed) and that maybe that is why the car didn't stop to see if they were even ok!!! So...after AAAA LOOOTTTT of pondering and reflecting on it, we then began to try and figure out what to do. ANY SUGGESTIONS OUT THERE?? The only thing we can storm up in our minds is to find a cheap ass car for sale and make sure it doesn't die on us for the next couple months....
heres some of the ones we have been scoping out:

Benvinguts una Altra Vegada

soooooo....
a lots been kickin´ lately. I thought I was gonna get another shot on triptik(after I fell matching the last hold of the crux!!!)...this did not happen. After falling past the last crux move two times on Total Eclatch I thought it would be done up for sure......this did not happen. But there is good news, IM IN SPAIN!!! after an overly epic day of travel, we are in and around Lleida finally and letting the crews(myself, gabor, jon, and melissa) rampage commence. after a little celebration in a very biiiiig cave, its all starting to unfold.

more to come on this breaking news
future out-

Time to Do The Damn Thing

We are all doin just great now. The crew, recently changed to THREE

is about to be all finished here. Just as I thought it would be tooooo wet for Triptizzle, I went up it today, it miiiight be climbable still, that and a huge shiny clear magnificently magnificent blue sky are bringing the syke back up. That and after a couple goes I fell on the last hard move of Total Eclatch (first half of kinematix) yesterday and tomorrow it will fo' sho' be finished up. if that wasn't good enough. Just two days ago I warmed up, reput the draws on the beginning and sent Hot ChilX, 5.14bizzle!!! I had fallen off of the last move the climbing day before, and was skeptical to try it again, but successfully pulled through shaking on every move of the crux in true fashion of the 'just to spite you' send!!!


OH EVEN MORE GOOD NEWS IMA BE BACK IN SPAIN IN BOUT A WEEK!!!!! Gabor has the car and after his last world cup in Puurs, Belgium hes headin straight down. good luck Gabs and godspeed