Sonia

Korea, Republic of

traveling KOREA at the moment! June: US Summer: Korea; Fall: Europe

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CLIMBING areas, even far from my location, NOT convenient for me to meet climbers, but that I can give informations about
I am pretty knowledgeable about climbing in Korea, Thailand and the USA, some about Vietnam, Europe.
My preferred climbing areas
have climbed all over the world. . . love to explore new places and return to old favorites!
My climbing experience
With some breaks (for breaks-- I tend to break bones on a regular basis!), I have climbed, on and off, from a few days a year to obsessively-compulsively, for 23 years?

Climbed all over the USA, in particular in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, S. Dakota, but also in Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Washington, Idaho. . .

In Europe I've climbed in the Gorges de Verdon, Meteora, Arco, and on artificial walls in Austria and Slovenia. . .

I've also climbed in Morocco, Jordan, Vietnam and (mostly Mountaineering) in India and Nepal. Oh, and of course Thailand and extensively in KOREA!
My preferred climbing site (LINK)
http://www.koreaontherocks.com skinsk (please not Skinsk. . . it's ...
Climbing INTERESTS and PREFERENCES (ADVANCED MEMBER SEARCH PARAMETERS)
sport singlepitches, bouldering, dws, sport multipitches, trad singlepitches, trad multipitches
Sport climbing "on sight" range and limit level
6A+
Sport climbing "after work" range and limit level
6B+
Bouldering range/limit level
V1-2?
Deep water soloing range/limit level
3-4m!! (I'd like to work on this!!)
WHEN I'm available to climb around my location and travel to climb far from my location (ADVANCED MEMBER SEARCH PARAMETERS)
always just advise me a right time before
Mother LANGUAGE (ADVANCED MEMBER SEARCH PARAMETERS)
English. . . OK, my mother's language(s) = Slovene(German) but mom didn't teach me
About ME (ADVANCED MEMBER SEARCH PARAMETERS)
CLIMBER, climbing guidebook EDITOR, climbing guidebook AUTHOR
Interested in climbing and exchange languages with FOREIGNER climbers, also travelling FAR from my location
yes
LANGUAGES I know a little I would like to improve OFFline climbing with foreign climbers and/or with ONline language exchanges (ADVANCED MEMBER SEARCH PARAMETERS)
Korean, French, want to learn German
VOIP (instant messages and voice) networks (Skype, Gtalk, ...) + related nick-name
soniaknapp (skype) soniaknapprocks (AIM)
Online language exchanges with voip (skype, ...): of course, speaking about climbing ;-)
yes
Origin Country
USA (with Austrian citizenship/passport)
ACCOMODATION (and kind of) close to climbing areas to rent / exchange / offer )
I can give my help and advices
Gender / relationship STATUS (ADVANCED MEMBER SEARCH PARAMETERS)
single and looking for my opposite sex climbing friend ;-)
Status/occupation (student, worker, ... if You want specify)
retired Prodfessor/ writing a climbing guide/ looking for work in Europe (help?!)
Email
canubelay at hotmail.com
Mobile/cellular phone (country code included)
82-1058392950
My personal blog and/or site (LINK)
http://www.vegetariankorea.org
My personal SOCIAL NETWORK ( Facebook, Myspace, ... ) LINK
I am resigtered at other climbing sites. . . usually as Sonia or sk...

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  • 9b

    Here the link (http://novebi.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=1389802%3ATopic%3A6126) for the forum dedicated to Madagascar: please, SHARE YOUR INFOS !

    Jan 10, 2008

  • Anders Fougner

    i don't find you at 8a.nu...

    Feb 18, 2008

  • Luis Suasnávar Gómez

    Hi Sonia, the place where you saw the man living in a cave is called "Jalcomulco" and it is located in "Veracruz" Mèxico.
    This man is named "Sodda" and he has a hoztal where the climbers can stay.

    May 13, 2008