giving back to the climbing community

musings from the edge

ben started a climbing blog and promptly arrowed Tim and myself to be editors. here's your account and your password. thanks! sheesh.. how to turn down the man like that? the aim of the blog is to engage the climbing community in singapore, and get them to reflect/think critically/have their say. put several hours of effort into discussions and mulling over what to write. from beginning with nothing, to at least having some semblance of a plan now, things are looking up. in my first contribution, i touched on the concept of a 'project' and penned my opinions. these opinions are based on my experiences, gathered as a result of pursuing excellence in the sport for close to 7 years. no doubt, my experience pales in comparison against those of veteran climbers - that much i readily admit. will be most honored if a veteran climber steps forth to rectify any misconceptions, which i may have the misfortune to be afflicted with. overall, i hope i didnt do too badly =x

seeing it was the first topic, i wrote a safe, docile post - nothing too controversial. incidentally, i looked through another article due to be published in the future and almost had an heart attack. the piece was brutally honest, and certainly will affect the sensibilities of certain climbers. this editor job is a turning out to be quite a biatch. dont want to cramp the style of other contributors, yet reluctant to place my head on the chopping board and incur the backlash of readers. no rest for the weary..

for those whose curiosity i managed to pique, do take a peek at www.sgclimb.com/edged. any comments/insights/constructive criticisms will be much appreciated =)

DYNO articles

also doing up some articles for the latest edition of DYNO. got the opportunity to interview some of the giants in the climbing scene here. the subject is regarding work/life/climbing balance - a topic close to my heart. having started an intern position at some company here, i've a first hand experience at how (mentally and physically) draining a 9-6 job can be. so far, i'm inspired at my interviewees' replies. attempting to bring out my sense of wonder at their candor, sincerity and down-to-earth attitudes.

to do the subject justice and to inspire the younger generation to walk in their footsteps of their giants, this mandate i gladly choose to shoulder.