RuMR Posted May 20, 2008 Posted May 20, 2008 So...what's the ex-pat scene like at these places? Decent community??? Inquiring minds want to know... Quote
Hugh Conway Posted May 20, 2008 Posted May 20, 2008 to describe Chamonix as a scene is an understatement the Aostatal is quieter and less touristed Quote
RuMR Posted May 20, 2008 Author Posted May 20, 2008 what i'm asking is "Is there a large community of permanent/semi-permanent americans?" Quote
Hugh Conway Posted May 20, 2008 Posted May 20, 2008 Go to another country to meet people from your country? WTF are you? British? Quote
RuMR Posted May 20, 2008 Author Posted May 20, 2008 Whatever...it has to do with some "domestic" stuff...clear? Quote
Hugh Conway Posted May 20, 2008 Posted May 20, 2008 ladyboys? for those you'd be better off going to Thailand (nice climbing there too) Quote
cfire Posted May 20, 2008 Posted May 20, 2008 Never seen much of any American scene in Chamonix. Place is overrun with Limey's though... Quote
sobo Posted May 20, 2008 Posted May 20, 2008 Rudy, Do you want to carry this conversation on here or in your thread in Spray? I went to Spray... Quote
eric8 Posted May 20, 2008 Posted May 20, 2008 Agree lots of Brits not many Americans. Maybe a Canuck or two Quote
RocNoggin Posted May 21, 2008 Posted May 21, 2008 I have always met other Yanks in Cham, havent been to Val d'Aosta yet. Quote
CrackAddict Posted May 21, 2008 Posted May 21, 2008 (edited) Speaking of Cham and the Mont Blanc area, what guidebook(s) would you recommend for the alpine rock around there? Routes like the Rebuffet Route on Aiguille du Midi... The help is appreciated Edited May 21, 2008 by CrackAddict Quote
alps Posted May 21, 2008 Posted May 21, 2008 Regarding rock climbs, I'm not aware of many recent publications. There is a new guidebook by Michel Piola (Mont Blanc Massif: Envers des Aiguilles), but it covers only a fraction of the Mont Blanc area - mainly the back side of the Aiguilles, as the name suggests. I think it is available in English. Otherwise, you can try to find the old Piola book, or maybe have look at the two-volume select guidebook from the British Alpine Club. I don't know much about these. For snow, ice and mixed climbs, it's a lot easier (Snow, Ice and Mixed, vol 1&2, available in French and in English)... Quote
TimL Posted May 21, 2008 Posted May 21, 2008 I saw a rock guide, looked new, to the Alps a couple days ago. It was in English. You might check the Desnivel.com. It should be sold in the Staes. Quote
TimL Posted May 21, 2008 Posted May 21, 2008 So...what's the ex-pat scene like at these places? Decent community??? Inquiring minds want to know... There might be one two. I have a buddy that might be moving to Swissy but...... all the smart mericans are down South where the sun is warm and the women ....well...I'm married...but there is a reason why Sharma and crew spend so much time here and it only partially about the rock! Quote
ScaredSilly Posted May 22, 2008 Posted May 22, 2008 For the most part you will find very few American/Brits living in Cham/Zematt environs. Even while I was living in France and climbing there I think the only one was Twight. Many Brits do come over for the summer climbing season. So there is not really much of an ex-pat scene except part of the year. That said the larger community of english speaking ex pats are in deed down south along the Cote d'Azur which is where I lived. I had few a Brits that I skied with in the Maritime Alps mostly around the Parc National de Mercanteur. Most of climbing friends were French. Quote
Hugh Conway Posted May 22, 2008 Posted May 22, 2008 For the most part you will find very few Brits living in Cham/Zematt environs. haven't been in a few years, eh? Quote
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