CHARITY CLIMBING EVENT

This is the second charity event which I was able to help out .It was organised by Tacteam Malaysia in collobration with gotta give back .   This bunch of kids are more adventurous and saw two of them made it to the top..No kids was found crying like the previous group. This time I was requested to do a warm up for the kids ,after the briefing by Ateh.  Look at the smiling faces on the kids make it all worth while.  All photos shared here are by tac time official photographer ,Hadi.

CONQUERING MY FEAR OF HEIGHT

Lately I have been climbing quite a bit. I  had created an event while sifu was doing her water rafting outting. I gave up on white water rafting after having a bad experience a few year back. I hurt by back so badly and took me more that 3 months to recover. So now I prefer to do something less dangerous like wall climbing?  Ok now I am doing lead climbing  more and the more I fail, the more I want to try again. So far I manage to do a few wall with eaze.There are a few more I need to conquer. Wish me luck. By the way there are more and more newbies who are quite interested in climbing. seeing their enthusiasm really makes me glad. So happy I could guide them and encourage them. As I climb more, I seems to forget about the height, Now my problem appear to be the fear of falling. Everytime I climb the lead wall, I keep telling myself, I must not fall. I must not fall. I need to work on this. I have viewed one of the video on you tube, where the presenter mention one must learn how to fall.. What? I have to figure this one out.

june 2011. A friend rubbbing my back after my accident.

Places where I climbed,

http://www.camp5.com/

http://www.bolderventures.com.my/

Putra Jaya challenge Park(PCP)

http://www.timeout.com/kuala-lumpur/sport-venues/putrajaya-challenge-park

Rockworld Johore https://www.facebook.com/Rockworldjb/

Damai wall(Batu caves)

A FRIEND IN DEED

Yesterday I got a messenger message from two of my climbing friends, saying they wanted to climb at camp 5. Since I did not have anything plan in the afternoon, I agreed to Jiin them So after church, I went home for a quick change and made my way to camp 5, Afterway driving I felt something at the back of my car, but I did felt anything strange as I try letting go of my steering wheel while driving and it did not sway side way. One of my friend taught me this to test to see if you have a flat tyre while driving. Upon reaching camp5 and parking my car I notice my back wheel was almost deflated. I figure I will change the tyre after the climb. Upon reaching the climbing gym I made a request to Peter my friend if he could help me change the tyre. He mention he had a pump and would help me pump some air to my tyres and then I could proceed to the nearest shop to get it patched up. Sure enough after the climb we came with his pump and half way through he reliase it was a sunday and not many shop might be open and  then he remember there was a shop where he used to work at in the one utama complex itself. So he made a call to his friend who despatched his worker to where my car was.  This is him waiting till everything was fixed and done before he went off. Such a good friend. He could have just called and left me to wait it out. But no he stayed until he was sure everything was done.My appreciation to you Pete. Thanks pal. This song "friend" by Alan Tam is for you.

BODY COMBAT FOR CHARITY

I have always loved Body combat ever since I first joined a class about 7 years ago. I don't think this is the first  Body combat event for charity. However this is the first time it was done for furry friends. I might be wrong. Anyway I will be joining this event happening on 13

th march,2016. Some  of the body combat instructors I know will be taking part.
More details on the event on facebook here and here  For those body combat members there will be a special price.So hurry up and sign up and support. I remember years ago there was a charity drive for an animal shelter at camp5. It was a rock climbing event.  Wonder if there will be one again this year, as I enjoyed rock climbing just as much as body combat. I will definately support if there is one.

FIRST OUTDOOR CLIMB FOR 2016

After a long absence, I had my first outdoor climb at damai wall, batu cave. Also had my first bruise, first blood, first cut for this year. Got bruise on my shine and even cuts on my fingers.
Some how the fear of falling was still there. I had overcome the height probia, but not the falling bit. Need to focus more. Anyway did some high and not so easy route. Overall quite happy with my achievement.

got cut by the sharp rock

Photocredit:IreneAng

with the organiser Irene

LEAD CLIMBING

Last night was my second attempt to do the lead climb at Putra challenge park at Putra jaya. I admit as i climb higher the thought of what if i fall was there. Lead Climbing is dufferent from top rope as you need to clip on each anchor(runner) as you climb up and if you should fall it will be a few meter down to the last anchor and that can be quite frightening Anyway last night was quite an experience for me. I almost reach the top

Save for three more clip but t could not reach the next hold and i was too tired to continue.  I have to give up. Well there is no shame to give up if ine cannot continue. There is always another day. It will at least give us a goal and we can conquer it later when we come back better and stronger.  

That was how high I reached . 

ROCK CLIMBING

It's been quite a while since I climbed at this gym. Today i was suppose to drive down to johore to climb at the new  rock world gym but since my sifu fear of a long massive jam on the way back decided to postpone it to another day. 

So i arranged this improntu climb. So glad all of them could make it. Some of the route i could not complete in the past i did it with ease today. So I guess i must have made some progress since then. One newbie joined us gave her some briefing and crash course. Glad she enjoyed the climb. 

CYBERCARE /CAMP 5 PLAY HOST TO ORPHANGE KIDS

In case you have been wondering where I had disappear to. Well have not been in the mood to blog ,plus not feeling well lately.
This is a late account of the event I went on my birthday last saturday. I was having a bad migraine
 since last friday, and the event was the following day. Well I was not going to let anything hinder me from going because I had already commited to the organiser I would be there. The Children would be counting on their 'big sisers and brothers"to belay them. If those who had confirm their rsvp and did not turn up , it would mean some kids would have to sit it out or worst missed their chances of climbing, as there would not be enough belayers to help them climb. The event was organised by cycercare in corroboration with camp5,  one of the bigest rock climbing gym in Malaysia.
It is a yearly affair, and if I remember correctly this is their 3rd year they are doing this. My role was playing big brother to one of the children to help them  enjoy rock climbing. I was glad I could make it. Seeing the smile on his face as well as those on the other kids, I know I it had make my day as well as theirs. It also gave me a chance to catch up with some of my friends whom I had not met for a long time, especially siti amin , who came all the way from singapore for this event.
Here are some of the photos taken by my friend Lilian.

with Simone Pan, my one time Body combat instructor, siti from singapore and Lilian

some of the children having their pizza

siti and I with some of the kids we help belay

helping one of the children put on the harness.