Archive for January, 2008

2008 January 25, 2008

Interventions in schools ... my reward!

Published by Arian Under The Alps 2007

Hello

This morning, I were speaking in the college Rene Guy Cadou St Brevin (Loire Atlantique) in front of students in the sixth. The message is, challenges, and motivates them to perform as a cleanup project at the end of the year. The message is well received! Students viewers become actors! I am very happy.

The questions are flying in all directions, it's great that conversation with them ... It is my reward for my days spent cleaning up the rubbish of others in the rain, snow, wind .. but also by beautiful sunny days!

My primary motivation in my projects is the environmental awareness, and when I spend a great time with students as this morning, my day will be exceptional!!

Okay, there are some sulking a little, or not really listening, but I am confident that the intervention will be successful ...

A student from last year came to see me and said he was continuing his efforts, and to encourage me! Is not that great that! And beh, if it is even TOO GOOD !!!!! Thank you to him!

Another thing, a lovely young lady came to bring me chocolates to thank me for my intervention. I was, and I am very touched by this gesture and kind. Thank you to her and her mother.

A small picture with the famous chocolates in my hand, and Twister, my dog, still in "my legs" to receive hugs!

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I always hope to find a partner for my projects, and even more after an intervention such as this morning.

I also received a phone call from Nantes for a television news story, and the Association "Mountain Riders" who wants me to become ambassador cleaning mountain they hold! The day is really exceptional!

Very Very good day to you who follow me in my travels!

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2008 January 14, 2008

Small video of an old story on LCI

Published by Arian Under The Alps 2007

I just found this video, had you seen it???

http://tf1.lci.fr/infos/sciences/0, ,3399294,00-portrait-cleaner-tops. html

What is annoying is that even with the television coverage, I can not find sponsors! it's infuriating!

Ok, I do not despair, I try, I retry and I tried again ... But I came to New Zealand is looming large step, and I'm going backwards! "

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2008 January 12, 2008

At the bottom of the mountain for a long time ...

Published by Arian Under The Alps 2007

Here I am back down for good from Mont Blanc, it will take at least 2 years so I retry this project ... Meanwhile, I regained some of the equipment, I made myself some stolen too (always annoying) and I still have ice axes and crampons under a stone that friends will look for me later!

In the photo below, I was at 2100 meters near a building abandoned on the road train to the eyrie. That night, he was -11 degrees: a real pleasure with a bag of -4 °! ha ha ha. I suffered!

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Mt Blanc remains and will remain a place of myth and grandiose obsessed me for a year! I pass the hand, and I will ...

In two short weeks, I met my last class ... then it will do without me.

Here is a small picture of weather on Mt Blanc these days ... I am still responsible as a mule!

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I still have lots of plans to offer, but I will need sponsors ... so for now, wait with me! I know it's annoying, but true ...

Very good day to you

One last photo taken on a night he was fine ... very rare in this time!

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2008 January 8, 2008

The cold, snow and avalanches!!

Published by Arian Under The Alps 2007

The title of this article explains the mixture of the components of my current environment! a real pleasure! After a few days without power up, I decided to climb to 2000m in the rain and fog! Then, the wind mixes the party, and the rain becomes snow (which I prefer because the snow does not wet as the rain, the rain was really miserable !!!)! Two dangerous places with the heavy flow of snow, I was not reassured ... but I had to go! Then a horror scenario of a huge snow slide high 3metres reminded me of the reality and danger!

I therefore changed the route to go in the trees and bushes!

Tonight, it was minus 11 degrees! and I did not have my sleeping bag of experiences, so I suffered all night! My sleeping bag and the rest of my hardware being at altitude (portages I had done in November)!

This morning, I tell myself I will try to pass, but without crampons and ice ax was suicidal ... very steep slopes and icy reminded me of the reality and danger. I prefer to write these words and continue my projects that succeed this asceticism of Mont Blanc with my bache

On this I will drink hot chocolate.

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2008 January 2, 2008

2008 Scanner and Future of the peaks ...

Published by Arian Under The Alps 2007

Thank you for your warm wishes and encouraging to the sweeper peaks. It's always a lot of good, I sincerely appreciate.

Now that the holidays are over and that I am "boosted", I return in the Alps, the majestic WHITE MT waiting again ... I hope the weather will be with me! The fateful date of January 16 is approaching ... after I can no longer carry out my plans for a long period of time.

The French sponsors have responded negatively, it's a shame! For 2 years I'll be abroad and therefore can not intervene in schools and meeting children. I'll have to find a solution "virtual" (TV and internet) to continue my efforts and want to share my adventures environmental.

End of January (before my departure for New Zealand), I still found the children, it will do me good contact with them. In the classes I see the result of my efforts, and it's very motivating!

For now, I have to concentrate on Mt Blanc. An attempt in winter is risky, especially with a sheet of 50m ²! Our planet deserves an effort ... So here we go !!!!!

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