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the stangie travelogue
http://stangie.wordpress.com/
a south african and an america met and married. a little while later, they quit their corporate jobs and hit the road on an international adventure, with climbing as the glue of their trip. they're not seeing every spot in every country but rather finding places they love and sticking around for a little while.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 16 )
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Land of a Thousand Rainbows
I haven’t climbed in almost a year now (remarkable, i know. It might change soon.) For some reason I’m feeling a lot of nostalgia for Rocklands (a climbing... Read more
Posted on 04 December 2015 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL -
Spring in Spain: Finding an Unexpected Casita
*** Hello from South Africa! We’ve been lagging on this post, mostly because internet access has been so difficult in Rocklands that I haven’t been able to go... Read more
Posted on 28 August 2013 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL -
Rocklands in Motion
Welcome to our world tucked away in the Cederberg mountains of South Africa! This short film was intended as a quick cut of my footage from the past few weeks... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2013 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL -
Roadtrippin’ in the Usa
Seems it’s about time we posted on our latest adventures. After Angie returned from Peru and I from Alaska last October, we picked up our car from Angie’s... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2013 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL -
Wild and Wonderful Huayhuash
With a two-week break from school for Fiestas Patrias holidays, Ana and I decided to hike the Huayhuash (pronounced why-wash) trek, which took us seven days. Read more
Posted on 14 September 2012 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL -
Soroche in Ishinca
Since Huaraz IS a mountaineering town, I decided to attempt a mountain summit. We chose Ishinca, considered an easy mountain in the Cordillera Blanca. Read more
Posted on 08 September 2012 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL -
Report from up North: the Almost-but-not-so-impossible-wall
Steve and co have just posted an account of their climbing epics in Greenland. Aye mamita–I am without words! Steve starting up their 9-day-on-the-wall climb... Read more
Posted on 27 July 2012 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL -
Chevre Perú: Finding My Way in Huaraz
I’ve now been in Huaraz, Perú for one month. And I know the next two months here are going to fly by. My first few days were a little blurry–I was fresh off of... Read more
Posted on 21 July 2012 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL -
Venga, Bicho: Discovering Cataluña’s Charms
Spain in photos, Angie’s version (Steve’s take here): Spain rocked. Who can complain about hanging with fun people, camping in peaceful places, speaking... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2012 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL -
Arrived to Huaraz // Sailing South of Greenland
I arrived yesterday morning to Huaraz, Peru. The area feels like a mix of lots of places we’ve loved (Patagonia, Mexico, and…strangely Yangshuo, China). I’m... Read more
Posted on 20 June 2012 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL -
Posting from Two Hemispheres Till October!
It seemed time for an update on our whereabouts! Steve has teamed up with three friends South Africa (Dave, Andrew, and Ningo) and Scottish sea captain Bob... Read more
Posted on 05 June 2012 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL -
La Vida Bella: Spanish Update
More to come from Angie, but I thought I’d post a few fun climbing pics and vids to spread the psyche before we fly out in a few days time. Read more
Posted on 29 May 2012 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL -
Wintery Moscow: Where People Wear Fur and Lamposts Wear Scarves
We barely scratched the surface but still enjoyed our sampling of sprawling, bustling, glitsy Moscow in wintertime. First step, learning to navigate the... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2012 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL -
Allll Aboard: the Trans-siberian from Beijing to Moscow
We were ending our time in China… and we needed to get to Europe. The prospect of taking the Trans-Siberian railroad on a seven-day (non-stop) train journey fro... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2012 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL -
Hobbits, Whales and Fjords: Visual New Zealand
We couldn’t have picked a more different country to break up our stay in China. New Zealand is famously under-crowded and a wildlife paradise. If green is the... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2012 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL -
All I Want for Valentine’s Day is an 8c Belay!
It was a classic case of winning ugly (read Agassi’s autobiography if you don’t get the reference, it’s incredible): the kind of send you’re not proud about, bu... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2012 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL