Le pan

Je viens de changer les circuits de mon pan, il faut suivre les couleurs:

Un jour de repos en deux semaines et mauvaise meteo = velo!

Russel et Pete. Craig n'est pas sur la photo car il est plus rapide que cet appareil numerique a retardement...

Une bonne journee, 4 heures de velo en preparation de mon weekend chez Oliver, dans 10 jours.

Lifeline for the homeless

Today, i was instructing rock climbing at Stanage popular end for a group of young adults from the charity lifeline for the homeless. I have never met such warmth and friendliness in any place of work i've been involved with before. these guys would shake your hand and thank you after every climb! they 've all been through tough times, and yet they were the nicest group of people i've met in a long time. We were also blessed with perfect weather, no wind, clear sky and a great view of Bleaklow and Kinder capped with snow in the distance.

Whatever problems i face pale into insignificance compared to what these guys have experienced. If only i could stay as nice as how they've been with myself and the other instructor and team leaders, i would be a very happy man.

Dix de perdues, une de trouvee?

Je dois en etre a huit. Courage! J'y suis presque... Sauf que cette fois, ca a fait mal.

Pour tout dire, je prefererais me planter de cette facon, c'est plus agreable:

C'est rare une photo de vol, au bon moment. Merci a la photographe anonyme, qui a tres bien maitrise mon nikon. au fait, c'etait dans ma voie fetiche, reincarnation a St Bau. Reincarnation. Voila une idee qui me plait bien, en ce moment.

Back in England

Back home, with typical British weather greeting me.

I have tons of paperwork to tidy up and process. I wish I could do some sports instead, but no-one is doing any climbing today so i'll just go running instead. Here is what I wish i could do today:

From my in-form favourite climb, reincarnation, at St Bauzille-de-Montmel. And to finish up on my india trip:

Street Annimals

Just a quick recap of the annimals i've come accross during my stay in India:

I wasn't quick enough to get a picture of a monkey. And i can't believe i didn't take any pics of the street dogs. There were so many of them, and they are not agressive at all!

Petit tour a Delhi

Hiers, j'ai fait un saut a Delhi, en voiture avec chauffeur. Je voulais visiter le "Indian Mountaineering Foundation". De la fenetre de la voiture, j'ai pris quelque photos:

La bonne nouvelle, c'est que j'ai trouve un mur d'escalade a Delhi! Je pourais faire du sport en exterieur lors de ma prochaine visite! J'ai egalement commence a me renseigner sur les modalites indiennes pour faire de la montagne. Et pour me plonger dans l'ambiance, j'ai achete les deux derniers numeros de ???

Bush and Bird flu

Bush et la grippe aviaire

Let's recap: 2 weeks in India to kickstart the research team here. The first few days, i got everything that depends on other people started. The plan was to then visit a few things instead of staring at the computer screen waiting for answers.

But then Georges W arrived. Now, India streets can be described as bursting with life and energy at the best of times, but right now it's more like complete chaos in Delhi. They've even given official instructions to allow students sitting exams to be allowed in if they arrive late and to let them stay longer to have their normal allocated exam time!

Hence no Delhi for Remi, and no Taj Mahal either as i would need to catch a train from Delhi.

I found one recommended thing to do from here, without going into Delhi: there is a famous wild bird reserve 20km from where i'm staying. But there is a bird flu warning in yesterday's paper about this place.

In the meantime, i've done some reading and worked on putting some colour on my website and pictures on my blog. I'm having problems ftp-ing from here though... This may have to wait till i come back.

Je suis en Inde pour deux semaines, pour le boulot. Je dois mettre en place une equipe d'analystes pour la startup Londonienne qui m'emploie 3 jours par semaine -et me paye deupis Octobre dernier (!) Les premiers jours, j'etais a fond pour demarer tous les trucs qui dependent d'autres personnes.

J'aurais alors du faire un peu de tourisme en attendant les reponses. Sauf que Bush est arrive! Pas question de mettre un pied a Delhi du coup. Deja que d'habitude, c'est un joyeux bazar, mais en ce moment c'est chaotique!

Pas de visite du grand muse, pas de train pour aller au Taj Mahal... Le seul truc que j'ai trouve qui me soit recommende par le Lonnely Plannet, de mon cote de Dlhi, c'est une reserve d'oiseaux sauvages. Mais le journal d'hiers deconseille d'y aller a cause de la grippe aviare!

Je profitte donc de tout ce temps libre pour lire et travailler mon site web. Sauf que mon programme de transfer de fichiers ne marche pas ici ?! C'est la vie!