Photos by e_wire

Masherbrum or K1 from the Baltoro glacier

K2 free of any clouds from our 2006 attempt

Ice climbing during a day off at K2 base camp

Nightview of K2 with climber resting before going up the next day.

Keeping fit climbing penetentes at K2 BC.

Climber at Camp 1 on K2 during this summer (2006) attempt.

One of the competitor at the 2006 Festiglace

One of the 16 invited climbers at the Festiglace

One of the 16 invited climbers at the 2006 Festiglace

Finishing a perfect ice day in Lanaudiere at the 1st Rendez-vous de la Montagne.

Last pitch (4th) of la Granuleuse. Superb conditions all w-e!

At the 2005 Boulder Fest in Val David...

Climber with blude helmet in Granuleuse (5.6) and climber in yellow jackt in Onglé (5.7)

Lola (name on this website) is going for the move on tjis easy problem (for him!).

Real slab climbing. 7 Pitches of em for a total of 350 meters. Stephanie in Papy Lada (5.9 - A1).

Pat leading up to the BBQ ledge. He forgot the cooler and BBQ

Lola rappeling down ending a long wonderfull weekend of Trad climbing. Such a sad moment!

Sequence of a climber trying to onsight The Coverted... As you can see. he didn't succeed...

Climbing Wimea in full midday sun - temp was close to 90 degrees.

Dominic taking a whipper after sending the roof. He actually took many long whippers taht weekend!

Some moderate climbing at Siurana. Something like 6a or 5+

Classic of the classics in the Calanques: Le Bec. Easy climb with superb views and ambiance.

The day before we crossed the La (pass), porters are heading towards Ali Camp - on the Vigne Glacier. Pakistan 2004.

Think positve - use your mental! It's in the head, in the eyes!

Before i could snap the image, my partner was falling on her butt!

This is the Lac Clair climbing area. Remote, but not that much! Only an 1h30 from Montreal.

One of the multiple areas at the Palissades. Routes on this picture typically have about 100m. The Slabs have about route in the 400m range.

Gives an idea of the size of the route. See climbers at end of pitch 1 - in the clearer circle.

Little idea of the arrete at les Palissades. Pitch 1.

Stephanie reaching for a hold at the end of pitch 1 on thii classic of classics.

First ascent of this difficult ice route (WI 6).

First ascent of this difficult ice route. (WI6)

We're having a good ice year in Quebec. That day was a first ascent for this new mix route.

This is Gringalet - 3 pitch route neer Coaticook Quebec. Early season equals thin ice! Protection on the first two pitch was marginal. Every year an "ice hand" forms up, making the 3rd pitch spectacular.

This is the HUGE cathedral peak as seen from the Urdukas camp area. Located beside the renown Trango Towers, this monstrous big-wall has yet to be climbed- at least from the information I could gather. Before you rush there, to try and get you name in history, consider the following: - The face is huge and will necessitate at least a two-month commitment - The climbing will be done at altitudes raging from 16,400 and 20,300 feet - The face is prone to huge rock falls. When we where there, blocs bigger then school buses ripped from the top and fell all over the face.

Stephanie meeting me up at the first belay of the classic route at Weir.

This is a great classic climb of the Grand Morne crag. In winter, this becomes Fantasma. Another great 60 m ice climb (WI 5)

See the 2 small dots in the middle? A 2 pitch climb, in a classic spot.

Since no prayer flags exist in Pakistan (unlike Nepal), we decided to put our own. Our laundry (underware) serves the purpouse of having our prayers be lifted by the wind... If it will just lift the odors, I'll be happy!

View of Gasherbrum IV from Concordia. Harder - more technical - peak then G-I or G-II.

After crossing the Gondogoro Pass in horrible condition, the Hushe valley seems peaceful with all this snow...

Balti porters leaving Concordia camp towards Ali Camp. On way to the Gondogoro pass in the Karakoram, June 2004.

Trango Towers in June 2004. We were on are way to K2 for the 50th aniversary.

This is a pciture at K2 Base Camp. No - payer flags are not common here - it's a muslim country. Not Bhudist like Nepal. These where installed by Nepali porters jires by some international expeditions.

This is K2 in a rare moment of visibility. The whole week we where there, the peak was not visible, except on some rare ocasions.

Pascal starting the second pitch of this route after a sketchy traverse.

One second later the climber felt... but hey, it's a sport climb!

At then end of the first picth of 55m, waiting for my partner to come up.

Short but very nice Ice climb in QC. This was taken in late March, when conditions where optimal. Ice is soft, but solid enough to hold a fall

Quick view of the summit of Mt-Washington in Mid-Feb. Looks and feels like the moon... with lots of wind!