![]() ![]() Sir Jessie, one of our closest climbing buddies, went with us at Area 5 to restart a joint project: climbing the 5.11b graded route Itchy Flutterby. ![]() Knowing that the crag will be teeming with climbers in a few days (and subsequently, the routes will be crowded), we started out October 27, the Sunday before the actual Lust for Lime week when there are still few climbers. This time, fortunately, our schedule fell into place. ![]() In the previous Lust for Lime events, we failed to join due to our hectic work schedule. Sweetie and I have been rock climbing for a few years, but Lust for Lime IX was our first time to witness and cover this special event. If you are interested in getting serious with rock climbing, meeting up with climbers, learn climbing techniques and skills, make business transactions with climbers, or simply enjoy good vibes, then we highly recommend experiencing Lust for Lime. More than just a rock climbing event, Lust for Lime is a party, a workshop, a collective date, and a meet-up of climbers all rolled into a span of a week or two. Often, the event attracts a number of sponsors such as Habagat, Vertigo, 8a Performance, Lagalag, and other companies. Usually, Lust for Lime is held at our very own crag in Cantabaco, and it is now in its ninth year. Lust for Lime is an annual event typically hosted by SCAPI (Sport Climbing Association of the Philippines, Inc.), the primary rock climbing organization in the Philippines. That opportunity is called Lust for Lime. That opportunity to interact with others of similar interest happens each year at last week of October and first week of November. Due to that small number, these guys and gals, even if they are islands apart, are quite a tightly knit group.īut each year, there is a great opportunity for these local and national climbers to meet up, have fun, work their skills, and encourage each other to reach the top. It is completely understandable, therefore, why there are only a mere handful of rock climbers in the entire country, probably less than 500. There are other factors that inhibit the growth of the sport-the high cost of rock climbing equipment, the insufficient supply of both traditional and sport climbing equipment, the lack of bolted crags, the difficulty of bolting a crag, the difficulty of asking permission from property owners to bolt a crag, the inherent danger of climbing high cliffs, etc. As mentioned in a prior article, rock climbing in the Philippines is quite a new, almost unknown sport. ![]()
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