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Welcome ! Here you'll find all the news regarding my different expeditions, ongoing and future trips, gear reviews and general comments

Bienvenue ! Ici vous trouverez toutes les nouvelles concernant mes différentes expéditions, voyages en cours et futur. Vous y trouverez également des revues d'équipements et des commentaires généraux.

Gear Review : The North Face Denali special edition glove

21/1/2017

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Last week-end was probably the best to put up to test the North Face Denali special edition leather gloves that was given to me by the shop The North Face Westmount - DIX30 opérées par Au Sommet.


I've been using the gloves since the beginning of the winter but last week-end, ice climbing in Quebec city, was probably the coldest week-end of the winter so far with temperature reaching the -25oC. 

The Pros : 

- Great material and build quality - leather doesn't feel cheap
- The inside wool is surprisingly warm 
- Good dexterity as they don't feel bulky like many leather gloves

The Cons :

- They fit smaller than all my other north face gloves. consider maybe buying one size bigger
- Great fit once your hand is in the glove but they are tight at the wrist so they can be hard to put back on if your hands are cold or wet.
- They would probably need an extra waterproof coating if you plan on some prolonged exposure to wet snow

​Overall, I would definitely recommend this glove for everyday winter activities if you are looking for a leather glove and you can find the right size 


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Escalade, test et rencontre !

16/1/2017

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À travers plusieurs discussions avec des gens d'expérience, on m'a fortement conseillé de pratiquer mon escalade de glace pour revoir les techniques et être prêt pour la face de Lhotse. 


Le week-end dernier j'ai donc écouté ces conseils et je suis parti à la rencontre de François-Guy Thivierge, ayant lui-même atteint le sommet de l'Everest en 2008, pour un week-end d'escalade de glace et de formation aux chutes Montmorency et évidemment pour  discuster avec lui à propos de l'Everest. 

Ce fût un privilège qu'il partage son expérience avec moi.  J'en ai également profité pour tester mes nouvelles bottes Phantom 8000 de Scarpa que j'aurai à l'Everest ainsi qu'une paire de gants The North Face Denali - sur laquelle je ferai mes commentaires dans un autre billet
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Building up the leg power !

11/1/2017

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The holidays sessions paid off. Today, I felt great on the bike and even achieved few new records. all time best power on 20sec, 30 sec and 1 min.  I guess the program of increasing 1 watt every 2 workouts is working well. Let's see until when I can support the increase. 
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