Finally I found a photo that wasn’t too dull and boring, as I might appear in just a simple portrait, although I had to go back to the early 1990’s when I was an active hill walker and occasional mountaineer.
Here I am on a training climb in the French Alps – the big mountain in the background is Mont Blanc (4,808m / 15,774ft). The training peak was the Tour Ronde (3730m) which we climbed to acclimatise ourselves before ascending Mont Blanc via the Aiguilles de Gouter route, (the easy way up), being more of a high altitude walk rather than a technical climb.
Although physically it is not who I am now, (age and all of that), my spirit hasn’t changed and it brings back fond memories of some wonderful times I had amidst those beautiful mountains, in the company of great friends. Not unlike dwelling here, in the Ice In Space community.
Finally I found a photo that wasn’t too dull and boring, as I might appear in just a simple portrait, although I had to go back to the early 1990’s when I was an active hill walker and occasional mountaineer.
Here I am on a training climb in the French Alps – the big mountain in the background is Mont Blanc (4,808m / 15,774ft). The training peak was the Tour Ronde (3730m) which we climbed to acclimatise ourselves before ascending Mont Blanc via the Aiguilles de Gouter route, (the easy way up), being more of a high altitude walk rather than a technical climb.
Although physically it is not who I am now, (age and all of that), my spirit hasn’t changed and it brings back fond memories of some wonderful times I had amidst those beautiful mountains, in the company of great friends. Not unlike dwelling here, in the Ice In Space community.
Cheers
Dennis
no wonder you get confused with tripods and scope coats
Thanks guys. The scenery in the Western Alps (Europe) is stunning and most of the climbs I managed to complete were the classical routes, requiring mainly fitness as I wasn’t into the scary, hard climbing stuff.
Ok, I'm only new but now that I've retired I have more time on my hands to try this. Attached is a photo from my retirement dinner - the main reason I'm smiling so much, I guess (or maybe something to do with alcohol consumption)
Thanks, Ispom! *blush* I see you like cats too: I am owned by two of them who follow me everywhere so when I do some stargazing from home (not all that much, very light polluted, so mainly binocular stuff), they join me in the garden.