For the last year I have been considering my mobile phone use, and I've come to a conclusion. I use it loads, but that's because its not a telephone - it's a computer. I almost hadn't noticed just how amazing my mobile phone had become - it just happened. I hate the way every time it beeps to tell me I have a message or an email I take it out of my pocket and stare at it, and then I waste another minute checking all the other things there are to check - what's happening on Instagram, a quick google to find out what the height of the worlds biggest tree is, what's the weather forecast for the next hour, any WhatsApp messages, etc, etc.....The insidious creep of technology into our lives via m
Another month passes by, and there’s plenty of news to write about, but not so much time to do the writing! The last few weeks I have been away in Japan, combining work and a family holiday. The work was route setting for the IFSC Bouldering World Cup round in Hachioji, Tokyo. I spent a very busy week working with a great team of setters to produce what might have been one of my favourite competitions ever (definitely in the top 2 anyway). Below is a link to the finals footage – the Japanese don’t hold back when it comes to climbing competitions (especially as climbing will be a new sport for the 2020 Olympic Games which will be held in Tokyo), and the amount of effort they put into making t
