US zoom in...

I`m making lots and lots of money right now! Thanks to the ongoing sportclimbing boom in Germany (something I have very mixed feelings to) I get to do loads of courses, which of course means that I´ll get a massive paycheck at the end of January! That being, I´ll buy my ticket at the beginning of February...second Cali trip March/April! Can´t believe how psyched I am! There is gonna be loads of fun! I´m gonna see Jeffie, Damian, Emily, Belle and all the great people that made my first stay such a fun time. I can only hope that they will come to Germany sometime, so that I can show them my areas, my place and give back some hospitality. Emily is gonna go on a slackline trip in July/August, something that I really look forward to!
I gotta admit, I´m already plotting and pondering places to show her during her time in Germany. Fortunately I´ll have wheels by then, so I can drive places! That so boosts my possibilities! Northern Italy, Lago di Garda, Verona...all´s within reach...tufa climbing, pasta...ME GUSTA!

Tonight bouldering with Stephan, Phil, Rob, Mascht...damn! Why are there NO/ZERO/NADA/ZIP cute climber girls in Germany??? I´m confused...

The more things change...

Well, right now I´m just tired, bored and uninspired. My last post, very upbeat and positive. Well, things took a nasty turn over Christmas. Someone broke his foot during a lead climbing class I was giving on the 26th and 27th! That was a blow. I know that this can happen all the time, I know. It has never happened to me before though, so dealing with this has kept my mind whirling around the past days. Since stress is no good for your immune system, I´m also still battleing that heinous cold/full blown sinusitis that I contracted about three weeks ago. This of course meant: no sking with my dad, no climbing since Dec. the 20th and also no bouldering with my bros right now. All I can do is sit around in our living room, gulp down mega ammounts of water and hope for my medication to seriously kick in.

The lead climbing class accident fortunately went pretty smoothly in its aftermath, so far there hasn´t been a fight with insurance companies, maybe because both S. and his wife E. are incredibly nice and cool about the whole accident and didn´t put a single bit of blame on me... but who know´s what is to come. I have always been a rather worried person, so my tendency is to fear for the worse, which is stupid, I know, but I wish some of my Buddhist calmness would stay in moments when it´s actually needed.

Being at home is fun, admitted, but all I wish for right now is this freaking cold to pass, I so need to climb again. It´s the only thing that takes my mind of whatever is troubling me, so not being able to focus all my frustration on some boulders and therefore channeling the energy into something positive is freaking me out.

Off to the vet with the dog and the cat...rabis shot´s are due...

Out...hopefully my next post will be positive again!