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To conclude Hampi trip March 8, 2008

- Bouldering - RocTrip

Hampi is really the sanctuary of rock climbing. You can see boulders on 360°, this is an amazing landscape.

Everybody is friendly and curious, it's funny when they ask why we wear those mats for going climbing. Poverty is omnipresent, and we can always see any bare children on the dirty ground.

When you are in Hampi, the time stops, you live slowly. We where at the end of the season, and we had some problems with the heat, I think the best time is between November and January. The granite has plenty of different textures, and you must always pay attention to your skin if you want climb the next day.

Vaibhav, our guide, is an enthusiastic man, who climbs with a real passion, he gave us a good lesson on the true reasons we have to climb.

I've hold two night sessions, within the fabulous landscapes.

(Picture by Evrard Vendenbaum)

I hope that you can go in this paradise before the closing of the site. A geat thanks to the team which I spend a fucking good trip !


Julien


David


Evrard


Liv


Axel


Malik

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Hampi March 1, 2008

- Bouldering

I'm following my trip with Liv and others guys.
My skin is better, and now I can do some hard boulders between 7c and 8a.

A new bulder by Axel.B, maybe 7c

 

Lifestyle pictures:

 Liv on the Sackline, not so easy but in progress...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Tarzan boys

 

 Star climber behind thoses cameras.

 

Liv, the chidrens and myself in front of Hanuman temple.

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Hampi a few pictures. suite February 26, 2008

- Bouldering

New day, new spots, and new pictures...

My skin is so bad, but I'm so happy to climb here, that I go until the blood. All the day we meet new people and we climb together on new and classic spots.


David from switzerland in " Goan curner" a classic but so nice bulder.


Two crimps, one good hold to the top, just do the dyno. " I believe, I can fly..."


Evrard Vendenbaum, our cameraman, is so happy to have a look at all those nice boulders...


Here you can climb on crimps, on sloppers, by morning or by night but always on amazing boulders. Ju Nadiras at cosmic cave.

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Hampi - a few pictures February 25, 2008

- Bouldering


All the children are happy in front of the camera.

The time runs out very fast here, but we found some news boulders like this one:

A good swing and a good spot for this really nice boulder...

All the day is rythmed by filming sessions and bouldering sessions.

Julien Nadiras filming.


When he's not filming, he's climbing on this crazy boulder. One movement, but just 2 meters between the two holds.

Axel ballay in "middle way" at the sunset.

And myself by night.

Have a nice day.
See you.

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Hampi February 24, 2008

- Bouldering

Today was a good day, we found out lots of new problems. We are getting used to the climat: this is not easy, our fingers' skin is hurt. Well anyway, I made a 8a and a 7c flash.

The landscapes are amazing: as movie sets.

bye

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Hampi: first days February 22, 2008

- Bouldering

Hi,

Well, Alex, Ju and I just arrived in Hampi... Oaouh!!! It's so beautiful, but in the same time so hot: the summer season is ending. This is not the best for climbing, neither for my fingers... But anyway the landscapes are amazing, as the temples.

We can only climb at night, it's a short space of time: hope it's going to be enough to make some problems. There are boulders as far as the eye can see.

Liv's passport has been lost, so she's going to fly to bombay only on Sunday with Evrard. Everything is going to be OK...

Bye bye, enjoy climbing...
Mike

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Hampi trip February 19, 2008

- Bouldering

Hello,

I'm in Bombai with Julien Nadiras and Axel Ballai. We've just arrived from Geneva, and we'll take a bus this evening to Hampi (about 20 hours to go...).

There is a lot of poor people here, it's crasy to see that. I'll try to give you some news during my trip.

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