Trading Blue Blanket for White

Andy Fleming wrote this on Monday, November 16th, 2009

(Fisherman in the evening on Lake Malawi.)
“Are you still there? Well if you get this card, that would be a hell yeah.” My friend Molly wrote me in Malawi, Africa. My brother received the card [...]

Bikes in Malawi

Andy Fleming wrote this on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

(Editor’s note: This is the latest in a series of posts by Cloudveil ambassador Andy Fleming, who took a leave from his job as a high school counselor in New York to work in Malawi, [...]

Searching for Serendipity

Chuck Fryberger wrote this on Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

If I had to distill my experience in South Africa down to a single word that sums up the whole season, that word would be Searching.
So much searching, in fact, that my legs are still [...]

Africycle

Andy Fleming wrote this on Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Sometimes you come across some really cool people doing cool things in the world.  Sometimes you ride across them.  When I was working in Malawi, Africa and cycling around Zomba I met Ted Webb the [...]

Rocklands Season

Chuck Fryberger wrote this on Monday, July 27th, 2009

Cody Gets Hit With a Traffic Cone.

Rocklands season is awesome, and one of the people who cant seem to stay away is Cody Roth. This season, he added several new lines to the area, including [...]

Field Report from Rocklands

Chuck Fryberger wrote this on Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

The season is off to a great start here in Rocklands (South Africa). I’ve been ramping up my bouldering and would like to try to tick off some hard problems this season. Jamie sent Shosholoza [...]

Unexpected Souvenirs

Dina Mishev wrote this on Thursday, June 18th, 2009

I’ve taken to bringing art back from my trips abroad. Usually paintings. They’re full of local flavor, better than any photograph my point-and-shoot could ever take, and, most important, are compact enough so as to [...]

From the Field: Elizabethfontein Primary School Update

Sarah Marvez wrote this on Monday, June 15th, 2009

This week Chuck Fryberger and I are going through pre-trip manic phase, in preparation for a month bouldering and filmmaking in South Africa. Luckily there’s so much to do before a big trip like [...]

Ethiopia: The Water Project

Chuck Fryberger wrote this on Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

A month ago, Ryan contacted me and said he was possibly looking for a filmmaker to accompany him to Ethiopia to do a short film about clean water and the improvement it can make to [...]