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quadrans · « **Reply #1200 on:** October 24, 2018, 11:52:30 am »

Congratulation Simon ...

Q.

stevex6 · « **Reply #1201 on:** October 24, 2018, 11:49:17 pm »

Congrats Simon (nice looking couple)

stevex6 · « **Reply #1202 on:** October 24, 2018, 11:53:21 pm »

Oh, and great dog-photos, Enodia & Geki ... man, I love dogs

Yup, they have unconditional love ... always a waggy-tail when I come home from my errands ... it's a great feeling, eh?

SC · « **Reply #1203 on:** October 25, 2018, 04:51:14 pm »

Simon,

Let me add to the congratulations!

SC

labienus · « **Reply #1204 on:** January 26, 2019, 01:51:25 pm »

One of my top spots, La Grave (Oisans), more precisely the Malaval area.
The line is Muretouse gully, a magnificent line, and the picture was taken in the final crux (L5). The beginning of the line is in the middle of the top section of the picture and below me there are 2 guys belaying.
To be made in dry conditions (i.e no snow on the slopes above the gully) as the line is seriously exposed to avalanches.
Best
Pierre

labienus · « **Reply #1205 on:** January 26, 2019, 02:00:20 pm »

This year, we did get through the full line of Les Formes du Chaos in Queyras (Hautes Alpes). Last year, as we made previously in the same day the two Y, it was too late to finish Les Formes (we only did some 80 m - the full line is 300 m long and is a grade 4 -). This year, after Muretouse, this was the objective.
Picture taken on the 5th crux (when the slope starts to be easier).
Best
Pierre

stevex6 · « **Reply #1206 on:** January 26, 2019, 04:35:34 pm »

Nice, those are super cool photos, labienus ... yah, it's awesome to have indoor and outdoor hobbies (congrats)

Cheers

stevex6 · « **Reply #1207 on:** January 26, 2019, 04:44:17 pm »

I figured that I'd update my cool photos ...

=> here is another recent photo of my cute girl, Larry ...

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #1208 on:** January 26, 2019, 05:00:21 pm »

I used to climb stuff like that in Scotland way back.

Jay GT4 · « **Reply #1209 on:** January 26, 2019, 07:50:26 pm »

Wow! Labienus that's pretty amazing.

labienus · « **Reply #1210 on:** January 27, 2019, 07:52:58 am »

Cheers, Steve, Robert and Jay.
As said, I still have Scotland in my scope although :
- time is somewhere running out (I'm 63)
- and, irrespectively of the Donald, overall warming makes things difficult i.e chaotic as there is still decent cold but followed by warming which is something hated by the ice lines (and the guys climbing them). Predictibility and reading of the conditions really becomes challenging : as an example, on 23rd of Dec., the iso ° at La Grave (which is located below the North Face of La Meije - almost 4000 m high) was at 3100 m !!!!!!
Best, guys
Pierre

stevex6 · « **Reply #1211 on:** January 27, 2019, 05:54:57 pm »

Okay, labienus => you got me soooo jealous that you're still hiking/ice-climbing that I got my older brother to send me the few photos that he could find of us cruising around in Strathacona Park, Vancouver Island, BC-Rockies ...

=> yah, that was 35 years ago, so these are photos of me in my fricken 20's (FYI => sadly, I no longer look nearly as slick as young Steve! ... *rats*)

.... wow, time is a cruel biotch, eh? (man, if I could turn back time!)

Jay GT4 · « **Reply #1212 on:** January 27, 2019, 05:57:30 pm »

Awesome Steve!

quadrans · « **Reply #1213 on:** January 27, 2019, 06:08:09 pm »

Great

and great time

Q.

PMah · « **Reply #1214 on:** January 27, 2019, 10:26:32 pm »

What would "future Steve P" say to "80s Steve P"? (Probably best to limit to numismatic advice...)

Enodia · « **Reply #1215 on:** January 27, 2019, 11:57:08 pm »

Vancouver Island is such a beautiful place.
My wife and did an 8 day waterfall/lighthouse tour there around '97, which included a lot of great food and wine, and beautiful scenery.
Yeah, good times.

- Peter

labienus · « **Reply #1216 on:** January 28, 2019, 01:03:37 am »

Hello, all
very lovely place, I must agree, and lovely photos, Steve. I'm only disappointed by one thing : when I went hiking/climbing at the same age, we always managed to have lovely girls with us. Where are they on your pictures ?

stevex6 · « **Reply #1217 on:** January 28, 2019, 08:22:03 am »

Ahaha ... yah, that 4 day hike was only my Dad, my two brothers and myself (it was more about hiking than chasing girls)

labienus · « **Reply #1218 on:** January 28, 2019, 08:39:50 am »

In French, we say : joindre l'utile à l'agréable .... On top of that, I have a "gallery" of female climbers in my mind : they are extremely serious/tough climbers inc. on ice (definitely not to be underestimated).
Best
Pierre

stevex6 · « **Reply #1219 on:** January 28, 2019, 10:15:13 am »

Ummm sadly, my French is really poor => "to combine the useful with the pleasant" => was that your French thought?

I totally agree ... man, I sure wish that Dad would have invited a few awesome rock-climbing babes instead of my brothers!

Enodia · « **Reply #1220 on:** January 28, 2019, 12:31:33 pm »

Wow, I'd love to climb that!

- Peter

labienus · « **Reply #1221 on:** January 28, 2019, 12:40:01 pm »

Yes, Steve, that was the overall meaning and the young lady is ..... stunning.
Peter, mind the politically correct/Metoo stuff (which is a f ...... pain).
Best

Enodia · « **Reply #1222 on:** January 28, 2019, 01:07:19 pm »

Hey, i was referring to the rock, of course.

- Peter

labienus · « **Reply #1223 on:** January 28, 2019, 01:26:01 pm »

Delicious hypocrisy

Enodia · « **Reply #1224 on:** January 28, 2019, 02:57:54 pm »

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