We made our way to Fontainbleue today. Drove down with Em's parents, and met up with Em's friends and local hardmen; while mama et papa hiked through the huge Foret du Fontainbleue.
Everyone talks about how N.A. climbers get their ass kicked on the first day there. Well, yes it was very beta intensive, but I can happily report that I was able to flash a few problems and sent all the one's that mes amis francais ont fait. Although, to be honest I yarded my feet around, while they climbed everything with much more grace. I'm still learning...
Nothing too hard though, to be honest. Hardest send (completed climb w/o falling, in climber-speak) was a 6a/b Font. Felt like a V3. Got spit off many others...projects...
In other news:
Here's a picture of Emilien's grand father, Marcel. An adorable man of 80 years. Super sharp, energetic, and strong as a bull. And about the only person's french I can understand...
Brush with French Célèbre...
We had a lovely dinner with this man, Francois Soulliere (aka Mr.Shoes) and his wife Sophie. Francois is a family friend and also the drummer of a very famous french rock band called "Indochine." I guess you have to be French or Quebecois to be impressed by that. In any case, he was a really great, and funny guy.
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For more on Indochine et Francois.
This week I hope to hit the Catacombs, Versaille, and Sacré Coeur...6 more days until skiing in Tignes... J'attends avec impatience!
Ciao!
1 comment:
i guess you have to be french or quebecois? well....i guess that's why i love Indochine. Great band - cool that you met the drummer.
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