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Indonesian Climbing Community Help them out 16-Oct-2012 At 4:07:48 PM Guangzhou

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Indonesian Climbing Community Help them out

I have been living and climbing in Indonesia for the last few years. East Java has a small but ver motivated climbing community that shares gear. When I arrived, I donated several pairs of climbing shoes, harnesses, and odds and end of rope, draws, binners, a couple sets of old cams. The gear sort of became community property and was very welcomed. On group trips, several climbers share shoes, harness, a nd climb barefoot to participate.

While the economy is on the rise, the average Indonesian’s income is still that of a developing country. Climbers here use gear that should have been retired long ago, and laugh when toes are sticking out the front of their shoes. I’ve donated what I can, so has my business. Actually, my business is now focusing on anchor replacement because existing bolts are mostly 8mm galvanized anchors placed a decade or more ago.

Being close neighbors, who will soon have East Java as an accessible and safe climbing destination, are any of you willing to donate and ship used climbing gear. Old belay devices gathering dust, I gave four tubers that were hot pink and hot green at one time, worn out ropes, old shoes that sit in a storage box packed in your garage, those old oval binners and d-shape carabiners you have retire or upgraded to more modern gear.

I can provide a contact address. Gear will be used by local climbing clubs and will either be contributed anonymously or with your name. Either way is fine. The gear will end up around climbers’ waist, on their feet, and in their hands.

With no more used gear to donate on my end, my climbing friends and I are now focusing on using stainless steel anchors to rebolt routes, we’re also giving bolting clinics, and teaching climbers to safely use those donated cams.

Look around, find the old gear, put it in a box and ship it to Indonesia. Consolidated a few people’s together if that helps. Post pictures here to get other’s excited. Please email me a picture of what is coming, sometimes, things disappear in route, with proof I can usually get things back.

Thanks ahead of time,
Eman