Wednesday, September 12, 2012
New in the club: Creation of a Teen Climbing Course (EE)
New Teen climbing courses at the CAF of St-Julien: After many months of work, we are happy to tell you of a Teen climbing course. Click the link above for more info...
EA CAF St-Julien en G - Climbing and MTB holiday
After a couple displays of strength, our 7 MTBs and our climbing gears are loaded in the mini-van lended to us by the city of St-Julien and a car. There is only enough space left for the teens! And we're off for 4 days in the Dentelles de Montmirail.
After a couple hours drive, we have finally arrived at our camping spot. Everybody helps to empty the van and build the tents, eager to get a taste of the exceptional limestone slabs in the area!
We took advantage of the afternoon sun to climb! For most of us, it's the first time of the season that we climb! And we all enjoyed it!
Our day started under heavy rain... so we took out the bikes to explore a bit and to check our knowledge in orientation (in a small forest, with neither sun nor visibility, its easy to miss an intersection...), and we managed it pretty well!
We arrive at the summit with a sunny welcome, and an amazing view on the region.
We come back to our camping and we take an all too welcome shower & lunch before taking off again, this time to climb in the waterfall sector (with of course, artificial and friend placement exercises and multi-pitch belay and rappels).
The next day, the sunniest one of our journey, was dedicated entirely to multi-pitch climbing, where we could be leaders if we felt like it.
The last day, the weather is subject to change and we need to get back home, so we decide to do a MTB tour to work a bit on our orientation again. The terrain permits us to make things faster (way faster than the hours spent in traffic jams!...
The teens came back very tired but motivated to come again (video coming out soon)
After a couple hours drive, we have finally arrived at our camping spot. Everybody helps to empty the van and build the tents, eager to get a taste of the exceptional limestone slabs in the area!
We arrive at the summit with a sunny welcome, and an amazing view on the region.
We come back to our camping and we take an all too welcome shower & lunch before taking off again, this time to climb in the waterfall sector (with of course, artificial and friend placement exercises and multi-pitch belay and rappels).
The next day, the sunniest one of our journey, was dedicated entirely to multi-pitch climbing, where we could be leaders if we felt like it.
The last day, the weather is subject to change and we need to get back home, so we decide to do a MTB tour to work a bit on our orientation again. The terrain permits us to make things faster (way faster than the hours spent in traffic jams!...
The teens came back very tired but motivated to come again (video coming out soon)
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Piolets Jeunes :Great week-end in Chamonix and many interactions for the teens of the EA of St-Julien
With 160km/h winds on top of the Aiguille du Midi,
we had to modify our original plan which was to climb a mountain route. We chose to meet other teenagers and groups while revising the basics. The weather strongly advised it!
Saturday, the team started to participate in the IMOVE activities (rope climb, rocky progression, friend placement,...). We then moved on to the ascension
of a beginners climbing route to adapt our skills.
Indeed, with its 470 meters and its 19 ropelenghts, the Caline route asks for a certain fluidity during the belay operations,even if it was an easy route, we didn't want to miss the snacks. The team and our surprise guest, the chilian guide-photographer Nacho (Ignacio) separated in 4 parties with three of them leaded by the teenagers. The team had a good taste at the surprisingly strong wind and the snowy descent of the Montenvers.
After the snack, we went to meet some teenagers we hadn't already seen (125 all together), before having a quick supper and going down to the Piolets Jeunes ceremony. It was for Nicolas the perfect oppurtunity to meet Catherine Destivelle and get her autograph.
Representing the event, she gave the college of Ferdinand Buisson (Isère) the « Piolet Jeunes College 2012 » award, and awarded the ITEP of Annecy for their ''Cîme en soi'' project and the community center of Prémol (and also the CAF) of Grenoble for accompanying teenager city girls in the mountains with the « Piolet Jeunes Association 2012 ». This evening allowed us to see some interesting projects, to be motivated, to get ideas! A great success! Thanks to th GHM for the perfect organisation.
windy evening with flying objects and a good nights sleep at the UCPA later ...
Sunday morning, we have a rainy sky but with a bit of patience, the sky lightens up. We then go to the Gaillands, where we go climbing with other teams.
A couple upturned trees didn't help us get out of Chamonix but we loved it!
we had to modify our original plan which was to climb a mountain route. We chose to meet other teenagers and groups while revising the basics. The weather strongly advised it!Saturday, the team started to participate in the IMOVE activities (rope climb, rocky progression, friend placement,...). We then moved on to the ascension
of a beginners climbing route to adapt our skills.
Indeed, with its 470 meters and its 19 ropelenghts, the Caline route asks for a certain fluidity during the belay operations,even if it was an easy route, we didn't want to miss the snacks. The team and our surprise guest, the chilian guide-photographer Nacho (Ignacio) separated in 4 parties with three of them leaded by the teenagers. The team had a good taste at the surprisingly strong wind and the snowy descent of the Montenvers.
After the snack, we went to meet some teenagers we hadn't already seen (125 all together), before having a quick supper and going down to the Piolets Jeunes ceremony. It was for Nicolas the perfect oppurtunity to meet Catherine Destivelle and get her autograph.
Representing the event, she gave the college of Ferdinand Buisson (Isère) the « Piolet Jeunes College 2012 » award, and awarded the ITEP of Annecy for their ''Cîme en soi'' project and the community center of Prémol (and also the CAF) of Grenoble for accompanying teenager city girls in the mountains with the « Piolet Jeunes Association 2012 ». This evening allowed us to see some interesting projects, to be motivated, to get ideas! A great success! Thanks to th GHM for the perfect organisation.
windy evening with flying objects and a good nights sleep at the UCPA later ...
Sunday morning, we have a rainy sky but with a bit of patience, the sky lightens up. We then go to the Gaillands, where we go climbing with other teams.
A couple upturned trees didn't help us get out of Chamonix but we loved it!
Stay tuned to see the movie!
Friday, April 20, 2012
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
EA CAF St-Julien - Salon du Tourisme et de Loisirs at St-Julien
Adrien, Julien, Louis and Thibaud, teens of the school were present at the CAF of St-Julien's stand to represent it and to sell some delicious cakes. Some of the school's instructors and also some of the responsibles for the club lent them a hand (and even a second one) The teens visited other stands to put forward their project and to sell cakes! Annick's -our president- statement was: ''Yes, we can'' if you open your arms wide!
The teens applied it and managed to sell 120,50€ worth of cakes, of which the profits were given to the school!
This arduous day finished with the introduction to the Charleston dance where the teens allowed themselves to go slightly off the alpine subject ...
Sunday, April 15, 2012
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