Mountains are not stadiums where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, they are the cathedrals where I practice my religion.

Mountains are not stadiums where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, they are the cathedrals where I practice my religion.

Honestly, I do not experience fear in the mountains. On the contraryI feel my shoulders straightening, squaring, like the birds as they straighten their wings. I enjoy the freedom and the altitude. It is only when I return to life below that I feel the world's weight on my shoulders.

Climbing is what I do.

I offer my expertise and experience for hire in order to help a group of people reach the summit.

People respected my experience, they hire me, they pay me what I am worth to coach their team.

How could the adventure seeker of today find satisfaction with the level of performance that was a standard set more than 40 years ago ?