So, loading videos has been somewhat of a challenge. I lost about 2 hours yesterday waiting for too big of a file to upload. This is one is a little smaller. Let's hope it works. The weather down in Saigon was the coolest it's ever been for me. The rains came 3 weeks earlier than normal, which is the same in Thailand and which maybe explain the cyclone in Burma. People here are very aware of climatic changes. I guess Al Gore's movie showed here over the winter so this idea is on everyone's minds. I'll have to say that it was nice though-the rain. I'd often go out with my cousins after dinner when the streets are still damp from the late afternoon downpour. Water dropplets on my skin and clothing with the help of the wind from the speed of the motorbike conduct away the heat.















Another fun, first thing I did while in Saigon was to visit the country's first artificial wall. This wealthy entrepreneur opened up a supermarket cum amusement park complete with a pool and a mountain of a waterfall. When he heard about a Canadian climber looking to build a climbing wall he solicited his help. They closed up the piping for the water falls and bolted on climbing holds and anchors. Ken Fudge, who runs the wall is experiencing good turn outs from tour groups and local international schools. He's even helped train the Vietnamese mountaineering team that recently summited Everest. The entire expedition was televised weekly in a game show/reality TV fashion at no less a spectacle than we would. At this wall though I was able to climb their hardest route and their project. Both at the easy 5.11 range. Climbing up north though would be different story.....