Category Archives: Paraclimbing

Paraclimbing photosession May 23 2018

Posted on May 24, 2018 by fbenedictus

[the charming lady in the first picture is my coach]   (credits go to Rein Rijke of Zout fotografie)

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Biografie (Nederlands)

Posted on April 17, 2018 by fbenedictus

Op mijn 16e heb ik een hersenbloeding gehad, waardoor mijn hele linker lichaamshelft (arm, been, oog, alles!) spastisch werd. De oorzaak van de bloeding was een niet-te-verwijderen hersentumor, die ze tot drie keer toe toch hebben proberen te verwijderen. Keer … Continue reading →

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Binnenkort in Amsterdam:

Posted on April 17, 2018 by fbenedictus
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Welkom op mijn PARAKLIMMER website!

Posted on April 7, 2018 by fbenedictus

De boel staat nog in de steigers hier, maar binnenkort kun je op deze site alles lezen over mijn paraklimmen. Hoe ik train, waar ik train, aan welke wedstrijden ik van plan ben te gaan meedoen…vanalles! Als je het idee … Continue reading →

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Paraclimbing Edinburgh

Posted on October 16, 2017 by fbenedictus

In September I competed for the IFSC Paraclimbing Worldcup in Edinburgh (UK). The two qualification routes went well, but in the finals I fell from the third grip (the grip I’m sitting on in the picture). But I had a … Continue reading →

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Paraclimbing in Imst

Posted on August 14, 2017 by fbenedictus

Last month* I participated in a paraclimbing competition in Imst, Austria. The wall which we climbed was situated between the beautiful Tiroler mountains. In the movie below you can see my attempt at climbing the second of the six routes … Continue reading →

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Mouthguard

Posted on February 4, 2017 by fbenedictus

I grind my teeth. Even when I’m not thinking about very difficult things – such as what present to give my mother for her birthday – I scrape the teeth of my lower jaw with my upper teeth. The dentist kindly … Continue reading →

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Paraclimbing plans for 2017

Posted on January 20, 2017 by fbenedictus

2017 is going to be a great year for me. I’m getting married to the woman I love; in a month or two I hope to finish my PhD and, on top of that, there’s going to be a lot … Continue reading →

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Paraclimbing World championship – Paris, 2016

Posted on September 9, 2016 by fbenedictus

UPDATE: I ended fourth in my category. That’s less than I had hoped for, but a lot more than I had expected (I was the only Dutch finalist). The next worldchampionship (Innsbruck, 2018) I’ll do better!

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This Is What Climbing With A Disability Looks Like

Posted on May 13, 2016 by fbenedictus

There remains a lot to be learned… 😉

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