Sun, Sun, Sun. A big african ball of fire and a high pressure system that can grease your tips like an egg pan! We havent seen rain for weeks now and things are going well. Apologies for the blogging hiatus. Writing is hard sometimes and I may be suffering from "Bloggers Block" or something. Beth Rodden asked me this morning for the up-tinth-million time: "When are you gonna update your Climbing blog!?!" So to get the ball rolling, Beth got up early this morning and wrote a few words for ya:

"Hello fans of Andy Mann! We’re all still here in the beautiful Rocklands. The rain stopped a couple of weeks ago and everyone has been climbing tons and tons. Well, except for me. I’ve got a bit of a bum ligament in my left index finger, but that hasn’t stopped me from going out and living vicariously through everyone else and their proud sends. Josh and Cooper from Big Up Productions joined us last week, which has added a super fun level of energy. Josh is showing everyone up, and recently sent Pinotage V10, a beautiful problem at the Sassie boulders.

Daniel and Paul seem to be climbing the Rocklands out, dispatching of everything they put their mind to. But Tommy is trying to show them that 30 is the new 20 and snaked a roadside project from them the other day, with the first ascent of "Storm Trooper" V12. Other than all the climbing, entertainment has been plenty with chess, Scrabble, and cooking. Andy has been hooking up the curries and also serenading us with his talent on the guitar. He also put up a proud first ascent at a new area yesterday that is straight out of the Valley, dubbing it “Aretile Disfunction.” Classic for sure. Alright, stay tuned for more of Andy Mann’s adventures!"
—Beth Rodden