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Thursday, 20 September 2007 |
The philosopher Pascal’s idea that it is smarter to believe in God
than in nothing is still alive in the Haute-Savoie, at least among
its high-mountain guides, who rely on ropes and ice axes but
sometimes need a little extra help. Every summer at the Fêtes des
Guides the guides turn out in traditional rig to have their
equipment blessed by the local priest in towns and villages like
Chamonix, Saint-Gervais and Samoëns. In addition to any
heavenly insurance, it’s a great opportunity to introduce them to
throngs of tourists, hand out diplomas to young climbers and
parade through the streets behind the village band, often joined
by instructors sweating in their winter uniforms.
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Three international students who died climbing Mont Blanc in August added
to a higher-than-usual rate of mountaineering incidents this summer, even
among experienced climbers. Sally Green and Ella Taylor report.
Four international postgraduate
students will
be missing from the
rentrée at Grenoble’s
prestigious ENSHMG
engineering school this
September. Marc Emerson,
Jane Jerram, Mariana Huerta
and Clément Morgane (from
Britain, New Zealand, Chile
and France, respectively)
died of cold and exhaustion
when caught in a storm on
the Bionnassay ridge of
Mont Blanc this summer.
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Thursday, 20 September 2007 |
The audience of little more than a
hundred at the fourth, now annual,
Soirée franco-anglo-américanoirlandaise,
was treated to jazz, blues and
Irish trad songs from Mary Drennan,
Christine Fourcade, Fabrice Partimbène,
Farat Cherrifi, Paul Drennan, Nigel
Mooney, Sharon Kelly and Trisha Kelly.
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Thursday, 20 September 2007 |
Five years ago, Peter Wood came
over from East Yorkshire to settle
in Le Paradou, a derelict bar/café
at Carmarans near Estaing (Aveyron).
After living in a caravan the first year,
he moved first into the bar area where
wind whistled through the panelled
walls. Gradually, he pulled together
plans, builders, gardens and made
friends. A professional artist, teacher,
musician, photographer, fisherman,
naturalist, hunter and many other things,
Peter had dreams for Le Paradou – an
art gallery, atelier, accommodation,
private bar and salon for guests and
lovely riverside gardens with fishing
boats, canoes and pedalos. Many
specimen fish have been caught here,
from 50lb carp to big catfish and most
freshwater species.
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Thursday, 20 September 2007 |
Foucaud, a huge park with beautiful gardens, ancient trees
and fountains, was the perfect setting for the 500 wines on
display on August 4 and 5. The 29th Annual Gaillac Wine
Fair offered tastings of produce from Labarthe, Thomières,
Escausses, Técou, Rotier and other areas.
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