Hey so this iks pretty cool
So far the list off the top of my head is
Me
Dexter
Sophie
Louise
Zard
Katie J
Katy M
Steve

I make that 8
Is there anyone else who i have forgotten?
Anyone got ne ideas of where to stay? if they have been before or anything
I havent had a chance to check the link Alice left yet
When do people have any commitments? and when will they be free or want to go etc

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Resident climbing ninja

i dont really mind at all

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pain is just weakness leaving the body

Dammit this sounds awesome, but I'm not free in august
If you manage to get this off the ground, have a great time!

If u decide to go in the last week of august i'd love to join you!
If not ENJOY!

1st week in august would be best for me or ast week in july can do up till the 14th of august

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*Katy *

same here.. I only really have time the first week of August..
... and another important thing - what do you think would be the budget? (for the journey and driving around)

good point also who has gear?

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pain is just weakness leaving the body

oh and i have a rope and rack

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pain is just weakness leaving the body

I have 60m rope, complete club rack and two helmets + my own rack consisting of 8 penises, 8 screwgates, couple of slings and 9 quickdraws.

Depending on where you go, but for most of france you will only need abour 5-8 quickdaws, a sling for multipitch and tying in at the top of a shag, as most of europe is bolted.

but there were some "traditional" routes where I have been to requiring some wires/friends for extra protection in some parts..

one other thing, everyone should make sure you have a belay plate also suitable for abseiling (might be quite useful).

another thing with me - if I come I will most certainly go one way only (so you can have more space in a car on the way back, or somebody can just pick up very cheap flight to marseille and have their stuff taken in a car)

i've only got a bouldering mat no rack

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*Katy *

ok.. to get this thread going, here is a proposal for a leaving date:

week 1: last week of July+beginning of August
week 2: 3rd August till 10th..

.. please state which week would you prefer to go, so we get this first thing out of the way

I do not mean to organize the trip (I simply can not since I am not a driver ), I just want to get the organization moving a bit

i would prefer week 2 but do not mind week 1 if thats easier

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i would prefer week two as well.
from speaking to alek etc, apparently verdon is painfully hot, so taking weather into consideration, we might want to aim somewhere either climbable in the day, or early morning/evening climbs.