Abandonner McFish

No, Abandonner Mc Fish, seems to be the message and metaphor for tonight and maybe the last few days. First of all I would like to apologise for the lack of posts recently, but there has been a series of unfortunate and challenging events that have cropped up and needed some focus and attention. 

Its hard to know where to begin really, since leaving Chamonix we have attended the Ice Climbing World Cup, broken down, slept in the van again, had an indoor-ish snow storm, hiked for numerous miles to find all garages in Switzerland close on Saturdays, been to  one of the most beautiful towns I have seen, or been in a long in a long time Kandersteg, retrieved the supposedly fixed car, had a car fire, returned to Chamonix and much much more. A trip of adulation, enjoyment, companionship, lows, highs, friendships blossoming and strengthening, adversity, triumph, luck and bad luck, adventures unexpected, fun and laughter all wrapped in to what is only nine days so far. 


We are now on car number three, well hire car two, the van is in Switzerland with half our gear and were in France!! We are still on the road to the second round of the Ice Climbing World Cup where Pete is due to climb on Friday, and believe me he is going to get there, it is more a question of what we do next about the van and getting back to England. There is a phrase about lemons and lemonade I think would probably work here, but maybe I will just say for now when you come across an adventure and adversity, you just have to get in the saddle and ride, no matter how tough it seems, a smile and a good outlook on life will get you further than a bitter cup of lemonade. Life is about opportunity and what you take from it, and trust me this trip is already offering us all a lot, not just adventure but personal insight an experience we may never have had without all the trials that we have managed to laugh in the face of. I am privileged to be with the people I am, and happy to be exploring the world and my ideas again, it has challenged me as a person and I cant wait to see what happens next. Keep your eyes peeled for the next few posts, they will be a little back dated but I have been keeping notes and pictures, lets hope I find a few hours to catch myself up in the next few days, fingers crossed.