Category: China 2010

4:00 am alarm. November 1. “Wow, It’s November…Shit, it’s so early” Pile into a small van with 6 other people and luggage bound for the Guilin airport. “God damn, I’m Read More …

Before the FESTIVAL, we climbed two days in a row at Lei Pi Shan, and since the event is just around the corner, spectators came out to the crag to Read More …

Yuji (Hirayama) arrived 3 nights ago from Japan to join Emily and I. We are all here for the Yangshuo Climbing Festival on Oct 29-31. It is the China’s largest Read More …

Biking to Climb in China video

Or, ‘Jaiyou!’ in Chinese. Pronounced ‘Jai YO’. It’s like, “GO ON!”, or “YOU CAN DO IT!”, or “FUCKING KILL IT!” Jaiyou Double portrait Well, we’ve been here just under a Read More …

Ni hao (nee-Ha-OW) is hello in Chinese. Yangshuo landscape Thus far the trip has been balanced; difficulty and ease, frustration and joy, freedom and restriction, fear and calm. In essence, Read More …

6:30 am, Oct 18, Yangshuo, China I fell asleep at around 8:30 pm and sleep until about 12:15 am. I awoke and was completely conscious and unable to sleep. After Read More …