Thursday, July 31, 2014
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Off Topic...
This my be a little harsh for some of you, so if you feel uneasy, just exit the page.
I have been back in Montreal for a couple months now, and the cement feel of the city is settling in. I watch the news sometimes with supper, and all this crap is just overwhelming.
Here is my mission to my Government and its employees who seems to not be able to take any action or responsibility.
First. The city police is on strike. If I understood correctly, its about pension funds being cut by the provincial government.
This is really funny... Let me tell you why. Without going in too deep, the government is trying to cut the retirement benefits of the unionized police officer because it is simply afraid that it will not have any money to pay out the checks once all those poor boys and girls in blue start hitting the linx in white shoes and sporty hats and Cadillacs. On the same page, some old has been in a wheelchair is in court for allegedly stealing 700,000.00$ ( that we know of ) during her stint as Lieutenant General or some high ranking position that serves absently fuck all...
So on one hand, the Gov is causing this strike, by not punishing the rich bitch who stole from me.
POLICE. Here is an answer. Why not put her in jail, freeze all her assets and make sure when she comes out, that she can't get on welfare. PS. 700K might not sound like much, but arrest and seize all the money and property from every fucking politician that has stolen from you and I and your pension will be fine and dandy, hell, I think policemen should be the only ones stealing. At least they get shot by bullets, and not tomatoes...
Speaking of welfare. Why does it still exists. Don't get me wrong. A beaten women with 4 kids should be helped. Man, I would give you 5 times the check your getting, but we can't, cause those fat fucks across the street hustling smokes and weed to teens, they cash in that portion.
Why do we not cut welfare, or minimize it. Simple. Cause they are the only ones who vote.
Here is a solution. Pass a law that stipulates that to vote for an elected official, you must first participate in his salary. i.e; if you are on welfare, in prison or in other ways sucking on my tit, you cannot vote. Then, simply strike down the law of the pimp hand, and you will see a lot more of those welfare cases working at 7/11 at 3 am. guaranteed.
Speaking of prison, why do inmates not payback their times served. Why am I paying for judges and bailiffs and bars and steaks and school for the fuck who stole my car? I go to school and when I come out, I get a nice bill and 20 years of payments. Might as well try robing a bank and if I get caught I can go to college for free, and by the time I graduate I will have served my time, ate for free, and gotten lessons in love I would have missed at Dawson. Shit. Sign me up.
Speaking of signs. Anyone see the stop sign fly 40 feet in the air on youtube? Montreal aqueduct system is so old it was documented in black and white. I got a solution for you, Montreal. You love your bixies so much, why not have em year round. Build a series of bicycle streets, on top of the roofs of the mostly three story buildings in Montreal. Cover them up and heat em, so we can bike all over the city all winter or in the rain. Wait, if they are heated, could you not slip the water mains under the deck and bam..........simple to access, no breaks, new pvc. wow. And you got a heated, free, green transport system, all year, that costs NOTHIN!!!!
Nothin is what you will get pretty soon if you try to cross champlain bridge. Construction is set to start anytime before the next ice age, built by men who should be castrated for lack of brain, and designed by engineers who's only possible career was in government after barley making it out of whatever internet university classroom you went to. Thats right. you are all idiots. Building a bridge, with the same number of lanes as the old one, and expecting us to say nothing cause it will be artsy.
I am no engineer, but here goes. Why not build two bridges. that's right, 2. One on the left side of champlain, and one on the right side. You build a strong ass kick ass bridge on both sides, and just like your pervert uncle, you slowly, slip a big beam under there skirt of the old one and support it. Make it for bicycle or scooter traffic, whatever tesla comes up with next. But for fuck sakes, build it right.
Our winters are tearing at the bridges all over the city, expect for Victoria. Why? No concrete and no pavement. Build a bridge out of steel, make the driving surface porous to absorb and waste away all the crap away from the structure, and oh! I forgot about this, why not MAKE A ROOF. Thats right. Close that bitch off. End to end. That way, no snow, no rain, no concrete, no problems. and heh, looks, more then 10 lanes of drivable surface for all to enjoy. Who's gonna pay? We are. That's right. The rich banks will get an obligation to lend out the money for this bridge interest free, cause they have so much, and we are gonna pay it back by paying per crossing. And you say NO WAY, WE WON'T PAY... but why not. Here is an easy solution. Don't pay for car, or per passenger or per axle. NO. Pay per missing passenger. that's right. You have a 8 cylinder escalade mom, but you are alone, thats 2$ x 7 seats, 14$ please to go pick up your little one at math camp. You got a scooter, hell, I will pay you 1$ instead of charging you.
Speaking of pay tolls. Who is the TOO OLD OVER THE HILL TO UNDERSTAND TECHNOLOGY advising the minister of transport? you are making all these bridges payable, in one area and then another, and you could not for the life of you have one transponder for the whole province, at least, I say, the whole country. Is it that hard. We have this huge cool thing called the INTERNET and millions of companies making great strides in TECHNOLOGY, thats right, we even have planes now that fly to Europe. imagine that. Jesus. register a farm get a sticker, put it in the window. pass a hub, get charged. not to hard. fuck.
Thinking about planes, here is my last rant. How come none of those civil servants want to fly commercial. How come I can wait for hours in a ER, airport, traffic, starbucks, water fountain at the park and at the sauna for a blow job, but they can't fly commercial? They fly private, or first class.
Then you get caught with your hands in your pants grabbing your dick during recess and you say, its not me, its him. All these public figures, elected on lies and bad hair, trying to show me that because they are on TV admitting the truth that its now ok. We somehow accept it. Oh, and kudos to " I would love to have 10 minutes in a room without windows with" Charest for setting up this great entertainment that is, Charboneau. What a joke. Its, come and tell us your sins and be absolved. All the money to build the bridge, fix the potholes, and make sure our cops are comfy at 90 is right there. No one is doing anything about it. We all watch it on TV and scream, but you scream at the TV. Anyone care to scream in public. I say we walk up to the house of whoever stole from me and I take back what they took. Flatscreen or bentley, its all good.
At 2$ a litre of gas, we better start robbing each other... Wait... What?
My five minutes are up.
Good night.
I have been back in Montreal for a couple months now, and the cement feel of the city is settling in. I watch the news sometimes with supper, and all this crap is just overwhelming.
Here is my mission to my Government and its employees who seems to not be able to take any action or responsibility.
First. The city police is on strike. If I understood correctly, its about pension funds being cut by the provincial government.
This is really funny... Let me tell you why. Without going in too deep, the government is trying to cut the retirement benefits of the unionized police officer because it is simply afraid that it will not have any money to pay out the checks once all those poor boys and girls in blue start hitting the linx in white shoes and sporty hats and Cadillacs. On the same page, some old has been in a wheelchair is in court for allegedly stealing 700,000.00$ ( that we know of ) during her stint as Lieutenant General or some high ranking position that serves absently fuck all...
So on one hand, the Gov is causing this strike, by not punishing the rich bitch who stole from me.
POLICE. Here is an answer. Why not put her in jail, freeze all her assets and make sure when she comes out, that she can't get on welfare. PS. 700K might not sound like much, but arrest and seize all the money and property from every fucking politician that has stolen from you and I and your pension will be fine and dandy, hell, I think policemen should be the only ones stealing. At least they get shot by bullets, and not tomatoes...
Speaking of welfare. Why does it still exists. Don't get me wrong. A beaten women with 4 kids should be helped. Man, I would give you 5 times the check your getting, but we can't, cause those fat fucks across the street hustling smokes and weed to teens, they cash in that portion.
Why do we not cut welfare, or minimize it. Simple. Cause they are the only ones who vote.
Here is a solution. Pass a law that stipulates that to vote for an elected official, you must first participate in his salary. i.e; if you are on welfare, in prison or in other ways sucking on my tit, you cannot vote. Then, simply strike down the law of the pimp hand, and you will see a lot more of those welfare cases working at 7/11 at 3 am. guaranteed.
Speaking of prison, why do inmates not payback their times served. Why am I paying for judges and bailiffs and bars and steaks and school for the fuck who stole my car? I go to school and when I come out, I get a nice bill and 20 years of payments. Might as well try robing a bank and if I get caught I can go to college for free, and by the time I graduate I will have served my time, ate for free, and gotten lessons in love I would have missed at Dawson. Shit. Sign me up.
Speaking of signs. Anyone see the stop sign fly 40 feet in the air on youtube? Montreal aqueduct system is so old it was documented in black and white. I got a solution for you, Montreal. You love your bixies so much, why not have em year round. Build a series of bicycle streets, on top of the roofs of the mostly three story buildings in Montreal. Cover them up and heat em, so we can bike all over the city all winter or in the rain. Wait, if they are heated, could you not slip the water mains under the deck and bam..........simple to access, no breaks, new pvc. wow. And you got a heated, free, green transport system, all year, that costs NOTHIN!!!!
Nothin is what you will get pretty soon if you try to cross champlain bridge. Construction is set to start anytime before the next ice age, built by men who should be castrated for lack of brain, and designed by engineers who's only possible career was in government after barley making it out of whatever internet university classroom you went to. Thats right. you are all idiots. Building a bridge, with the same number of lanes as the old one, and expecting us to say nothing cause it will be artsy.
I am no engineer, but here goes. Why not build two bridges. that's right, 2. One on the left side of champlain, and one on the right side. You build a strong ass kick ass bridge on both sides, and just like your pervert uncle, you slowly, slip a big beam under there skirt of the old one and support it. Make it for bicycle or scooter traffic, whatever tesla comes up with next. But for fuck sakes, build it right.
Our winters are tearing at the bridges all over the city, expect for Victoria. Why? No concrete and no pavement. Build a bridge out of steel, make the driving surface porous to absorb and waste away all the crap away from the structure, and oh! I forgot about this, why not MAKE A ROOF. Thats right. Close that bitch off. End to end. That way, no snow, no rain, no concrete, no problems. and heh, looks, more then 10 lanes of drivable surface for all to enjoy. Who's gonna pay? We are. That's right. The rich banks will get an obligation to lend out the money for this bridge interest free, cause they have so much, and we are gonna pay it back by paying per crossing. And you say NO WAY, WE WON'T PAY... but why not. Here is an easy solution. Don't pay for car, or per passenger or per axle. NO. Pay per missing passenger. that's right. You have a 8 cylinder escalade mom, but you are alone, thats 2$ x 7 seats, 14$ please to go pick up your little one at math camp. You got a scooter, hell, I will pay you 1$ instead of charging you.
Speaking of pay tolls. Who is the TOO OLD OVER THE HILL TO UNDERSTAND TECHNOLOGY advising the minister of transport? you are making all these bridges payable, in one area and then another, and you could not for the life of you have one transponder for the whole province, at least, I say, the whole country. Is it that hard. We have this huge cool thing called the INTERNET and millions of companies making great strides in TECHNOLOGY, thats right, we even have planes now that fly to Europe. imagine that. Jesus. register a farm get a sticker, put it in the window. pass a hub, get charged. not to hard. fuck.
Thinking about planes, here is my last rant. How come none of those civil servants want to fly commercial. How come I can wait for hours in a ER, airport, traffic, starbucks, water fountain at the park and at the sauna for a blow job, but they can't fly commercial? They fly private, or first class.
Then you get caught with your hands in your pants grabbing your dick during recess and you say, its not me, its him. All these public figures, elected on lies and bad hair, trying to show me that because they are on TV admitting the truth that its now ok. We somehow accept it. Oh, and kudos to " I would love to have 10 minutes in a room without windows with" Charest for setting up this great entertainment that is, Charboneau. What a joke. Its, come and tell us your sins and be absolved. All the money to build the bridge, fix the potholes, and make sure our cops are comfy at 90 is right there. No one is doing anything about it. We all watch it on TV and scream, but you scream at the TV. Anyone care to scream in public. I say we walk up to the house of whoever stole from me and I take back what they took. Flatscreen or bentley, its all good.
At 2$ a litre of gas, we better start robbing each other... Wait... What?
My five minutes are up.
Good night.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Friday, July 25, 2014
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Saturday, July 5, 2014
Thursday, July 3, 2014
La Quinta Santa Graciela
I once met a giant. He was huge. Maybe 7 feet tall if he was a foot. He stood in front of the
Mexican dusty prints that his worn, uncomfortable looking cowboy boots left behind him. He would not walk, for he was to wise to walk. He would strut like the playboy he wanted to be, and maybe, possibly, once was. He would talk in the lowest voice I can fathom remembering, a bass-line throat low that could level mountains. When he shook your hand, you had no choice but to surrender to his timeframe. If he liked you, or you were somehow part of his history, your hands could stay intertwined for minutes. Few got to shake Homero's hand. But those who did are now in mourning. a few days ago, Homero's heart gave its last beat inside the largest and most passionate, humble, courageous and loving man I have ever known.
Homero was the first and only Mexican to accept the likes of Jeff Jackson and Kurt Smith on his properties, years ago, during the golden age of Potrero. When every one else would snub and even refuse to serve food to the "gringos" with colourful haircuts, Homero protected them.
Homero's dream was to be that dream. To let you walk and run in his back yard. If you had a car problem, he would do his best to help, and usually, it would work out, minus a couple spare pieces here and there. No matter what time your flight was, he would be ready to drive you, even at 4am. Maybe, even, still a little hungover from a night out with his boys.
I have had many loved ones fall around me over the years, but few of them have actually gotten me to question my life, its patterns and trajectory. Homero, will certainly be missed in all his forms, mystic, legendary, stories or be it counts of heroism in the face of grand battles.
My friend, my father, my hero and the one and only man I could ever say I truly loved.
Good-bye my friend. Till we meet again.
But not yet.
But not as of yet.
Ulric
Mexican dusty prints that his worn, uncomfortable looking cowboy boots left behind him. He would not walk, for he was to wise to walk. He would strut like the playboy he wanted to be, and maybe, possibly, once was. He would talk in the lowest voice I can fathom remembering, a bass-line throat low that could level mountains. When he shook your hand, you had no choice but to surrender to his timeframe. If he liked you, or you were somehow part of his history, your hands could stay intertwined for minutes. Few got to shake Homero's hand. But those who did are now in mourning. a few days ago, Homero's heart gave its last beat inside the largest and most passionate, humble, courageous and loving man I have ever known.
I have had many loved ones fall around me over the years, but few of them have actually gotten me to question my life, its patterns and trajectory. Homero, will certainly be missed in all his forms, mystic, legendary, stories or be it counts of heroism in the face of grand battles.
My friend, my father, my hero and the one and only man I could ever say I truly loved.
Good-bye my friend. Till we meet again.
But not yet.
But not as of yet.
Ulric
Monday, June 23, 2014
I sit here putting together the propositions for this winters travels and filming budgets for sponsors. Eva is laying beside, playing a game on the phone ( ouark #$%? ). I list all of the prodeal accounts for friends and book flights and hotel and cars for SLC. I try my best. We all try our best. And if we do what we love, once in while, you actually end up getting what you want.
All for you guys tonight.
enjoy.
All for you guys tonight.
enjoy.
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
J-Star
Nice to see some top tiers still have there feet on the ground, or atleast, no heads in the clouds above us all...
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Last days in flight...
Its done. The movie is done. Editing and all. Just fucking around with exporting. Finishing up my last babysiting gig with bruno and flying to Miami tomorrow with my love to meet the parents for the first time and get some r&r and also, I am outta bolts and hangers and waiting on my care package from climbtech.
Still thinking about the name for the movie... days of flight, seasons in flight, one percent... still thinking.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
La Boca Update ( El Salto Mexico )
La Boca
Main Wall (Left
to Right)
OK in the rain
Sun 11-
2pm
1.
Lado a Lado 5.10c 15 Bolts 35m FA Ulric Dec 2013
2.
Pino-Colda 5.10d 14 bolts 35m FA Ulric Dec 2013
3.
Mojito 5.10d 14 bolts 30m Start 5 feet left
of Cuba Libre and follow the steel up the grey face to obvious side pull
blocks at the 4th bolt. Full Anchors. Ulric 2013 FA Paul Brenner/ Ulric Dec
2013
4.
Cuba Libre 5.9 15 bolts 35m Start on the Climbtech
hangers and follow the weakness to the top of the buttress. Please be careful
when on ledges for loose pebbles. Superb. Full Anchors. FA Ulric Dec 2013
5.
Alta Tension 5.13+/14-??16 Bolts. 37m. Start on
stainless steel hangers of Num.6 to the ledge. Tread left at the fourth
bolt. Follow the obvious overhung arete, tufas, laybacks and upper headwall
face. Full Anchors. Ulric Dec 2013 Closed Project
6.
War One 5.12d 25m New Stainless Fixe
hangers following a right facing, right arching dihedral. A little runout Full Anchors.
Paya 2012 FA Ulric Dec 2013
7.
Lounge Puppy 5.13a 10 bolts 20m Start on easy grey stone to the fourth
bolt and the business stays with you until the very last move. Stellar. Alex Catlin
2001
8.
Honey Bear 5.12a 20m Just Left of Hijo de Puta. Short but really featured dihedral leads to tufa
pulling on easier ground. Often dismissed because it looks dirty but the stone
is bomber. FA Unknown 98/99
9.
Hijo de puta 5.12b 20m 8 bolts Classic pull. A little run out but uber
safe. FA. Paul Irby, Winter 98/99
10.
Fuerza Civil Project 5.14??? 30M 13 Bolts Obvious dihedral 10m right of Hijo de Puta. Ulric Dec 2013 CLOSED PROJECT
11.
El Arte de Volar 5.12c 25m 12 bolts. Climb up the blocky face to the business. Shorter
climbers will encounter a nice dyno/deadpoint to the hole at the 2nd to last
bolt. Full Anchors. Ulric Dec 2013
12.
El Arte de Volar EXT 5.14?? 40m 15 bolts (Climb El Arte de Volar,
pass the anchors for three bolts and twelve more meters.) Small. Hard. Exposed.
Flight time required. Full Anchors. Ulric
Dec 2013 Open Project
13.
El Tecolottito 5.12a/5.11c 2 pitches. FA Unknown
14.
Unknown 11c 9 bolts. 25m Start on a big bloc for two
clips. Step over the void onto perfect stone. Superbe. FA unknown.
15.
The Sound of the First
Season 5.12a 11 bolts 25m. Technical. Ulric Dec 2013
16.
The Sound of
the Second Season 5.14? 40m
6 more bolts past the anchors of First Season. Runout, steep, sustained all the
way to the last bite. Can lower with an 80m or use First Season anchors as sub.
Full Anchors. Ulric Dec 2013 CLOSED PROJECT
17.
Mouchie Mouchie 5.11d 9 bolts. Start 10 feet right of No TENSION on
the same bloc. Climb the face to the waving tufas and features. Amazing. Full Anchors.
Ulric Dec 2013
18.
La Derma de Oro 5.13a 4 pitches ( 5.11b,5.13a,5.12b,5.12b)
FA James carse 97/98
19.
Half
Warp 5.9 25m 12 bolts. Full Anchors. Ulric Jan 2013
20.
Aero
Russia 5.11c 35m 14 bolts. Full Anchors. Ulric Jan 2013
Carino's Wall (Left
to Right)
NO in the rain
Sun 4- 6pm
My dog
passed on to heaven on january 29th 2014. This is an homage wall to him. i
started bolting here that same day to keep my mind occupied. When you enter the
boca, in the arroyo, carino lays in peace below a rising pine tree. Say hi to
him and maybe he will bring you good luck :)
1.
Arete de Plueré 5.11c 30m 12 bolts Full Anchors. Ulric Jan 29 2014
2.
Mi Carino 5.9 35m 15 bolts Full Anchors. Ulric Feb 29 2014
3.
Mi Corazon Full Anchors. Ulric Feb 2014
4.
A mi lado, por la vida...
Full Anchors. Ulric
Feb 2014
Catlin's
Wall
NO in the rain
Sun 4- 6pm
Walk
back towards town from Carino's Wall, and encounter three routes at the end of
the wall. really nice on hot days.
5.
Nalgas Perfectas (left
finish) 5.12c Alex Catlin 2001
6.
Nalgas Perfectas (right
finish) 5.12d Alex Catlin 2001
7.
Super Alien 5.9 Superbe. Long. Un-Sustained. Chains. Alex catlin 2010
8.
Where's Waldo 5.11 Jason
Nelson 2001
Santo Bohorquez Wall (Left
to Right)
OK in the rain
Sun 3- 5pm
It took
5 days of cleaning, 10 days of anti-biotics and 2 shots of cortizon to get this
wall up and the 300+ pounds of vines off the rock and away from the base. Nathan
and I both got massive infections from the vines, I mostly in the right eye. We
both learned how to shoot ourselves with syringes. The wall is now clean and
offers the steepest tufa ridden and coolest moderates in el salto. Mike would
be proud.
1.
Traffic Warrant 5.10 Full Achors. Ulric Feb 2014
2.
RockSaw Massacre 5.10 Full Achors. Ulric Feb 2014
3.
Easyrider 5.10 Full Achors. Ulric Feb 2014
4.
Dragon Fire 5.10+ 35m 15 bolts.Full Anchors. Ulric and Nathan Jan
2014
5.
Radio Columbia 5.10+ 25m 12 bolts. Hard face and daheidrel to an easy
ending under the big bloc. Full Anchors. Ulric and Nathan Jan 2014
6.
Live from Bogota 5.12- 35m 15 bolts. Slab climb and angle to the left
towards the roof. Pull the overhang after the rest and saddle up fo the headwall.
Full Anchors. Ulric Jan 2014
7.
Double Espresso 5.12c/d 30m 14 bolts. Climb the slab left of the looming
bloc. follow laybacks and underclings to the bulge below the tufa roof. Pull
the roof and hit the easy slab to the anchors. Full Achors. Ulric Jan 2014
8.
Slipknot 5.10b 25m 12 bolts. Climb the slab right of the looming
bloc. Simple. Climb to the anchors. Superbe. Easy. Full Achors. Ulric
Jan 2014
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Carino Passes
On an early fall morning in Oct, 2013, a little dog started following me to the crag. He was fast and bright and decided, after a cold night huddled under my blankets, that he would protect me until he could no longer. He stayed by my side everyday and would not wander more then a feet feet from me at any given time. When I whistled, he would come running back immediately.
Carino was the best friend I could have. He protected me from rock fall and intuitively new when to stay away when we bolted. He had plenty of organic, non-bi product food, but would always sniff his way to some scraps on the floor.
I shared many days alone with him on the wall, or at the base, talking and laughing and playing. He would eat part of my cookies, but always leave me some. When I bought expensive meat, I would always cook him a nice piece and he would always get all the bones and fat. He would wake me in the middle of the night, sometimes Eva and I, if someone approached the van. He would do this more often when Eva was there, knowing, I guess, that he should protect her more then me.
He hated water, especially when I bathed him. But he would always forget the horrible moment and run back to me after 10 minutes, smelling good and clean.
Carino, like my first dog Ujiro, saved my life many times. And for that, I can never be more grateful.
I will never be able to have another dog. Carino was nothing short of the best dog I could have ever wanted, and nothing can ever beat his personality. He was alive, and while he was, enjoyed a good life by my side, or should I say, I had a good life by his.
On jan 29, 2014, he succumbed to a series of seizures that I cannot explain. Carino was acting a little funny all day, begging for more attention then usual. He would not stay in his seat while I drove nor would he stop barking at imaginary objects once arrived
back home. Around 10 pm he started shivering and a few minutes later, crippled by spasms, his little heart gave out. He was no older then 15 months. God took him away. He is now with Ujiro, and I am sure, they are looking down on me now and
hoping they could both share the front seat once again.
I buried you in your favourite climbing area, over a gloomy dark night and shadowed by a think fog just after midnight this morning. I walked with you in my arms, lifeless, and I cried the whole time, through the night, and tears still waterfall on my cheeks
right now.
You will always be by my side little buddy. Your seat will always be your seat, while we drive the open road. And I will always keep a good piece of meat for you at the table. You will be with me forever. For as long as blood courses through my veins, you will be my dog.
Love. Eternally.
Ulric.
Carino.
Nov 2012 - Jan 29 2014
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Its time...
After nearly four months on the road and bolting, eating out of cans, stale tacos and frozen beef, today I have my little wish list. A hot shower was really pleasent. Kraft dinner with actual salt and milk and a dark beer from over seas. After which I will turn off my phone and rest in the sun in a hamack with nothing to disturb me other then carino bouncing up and down trying to get in with me.
Thanks Carlos y Fer...:)
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Leb
Eva and I are heading here in Nov with Climbtech gear and 2 months of time. SICK.
16:18 from Rock Climbing Lebanon on Vimeo.
16:18 from Rock Climbing Lebanon on Vimeo.
La FQME Encore une fois.
Je dois mentionner,
avant de commencer, que je supporte l'effort de Eric Lachance puis de son
travail avec les jeunes grimpeurs du Québec et la Coupe Québec. Je trouve ca
dommage que puisque cet effort est affilier avec la FQME, mon support demeure
seulement verbal.
Ce qui suis ces un
message du Vice-Président courant 2013 de la FQME, Mr. Carrier, poster sur son
blog( jfmcarrier.wordpress.com ) il y a quelque jour. Mes commentaire son en Noir
Gras Italique. Merci a la personne anonyme qui ma fais part de ce message.
Ulric Rousseau, 30
Décembre 2013
L’avenir de l’escalade
La mentalité des grimpeurs du Québec doit changer
pour le développement du sport.
Erreur. La mentalité de la FQME doit
changer.
L’escalade
au Québec a vu son nombre d’adeptes augmenter dans les années 1990 et début
2000. Les médias (magasines, sites webs) ainsi que les films sur cassette vhs
ont contribué à augmenter la popularité du sport. Je mentionne au Québec car le
sport est beaucoup plus développé aux États-Unis, en Europe ainsi qu’en Asie.
La population canadienne: 32 million, USA: 360 millions. Donc, 10% de la
population, par capita, 10% de pratiquants du sport. Puis, les effort des
développements de nombreuse parois a un impact pas mal plus important que une
cassette VHS, pour la plus part sans aucun aide de la FQME.
Pendant que ici (Les Ameriques) dans les année 60,70,80 ont argumente
entre nous a propos des façons de ouvrir des voies ( ground-up, top-rope,
yo-yo, a-vue, les éthiques d'accession ect... ), les euro eu, on mis perceuses
a la roche, puis maintenant, et depuis toujours, il sont 10 a 15 ans au devant
de nous. Oui, en Europe, sa ce développer a un rythme incroyable, parce que le
gens, les compagnies d'escalade et les "club" ou
"fédérations" Européenne supporte les personnes clef. Les ouvreurs
son qualifier, efficace, et travail d'une manière uniforme. Il on compris, eu,
que si on travail ensemble, tout le monde gagne.
Imaginer pour quelque seconde. Une équipe de dix ouvreurs qualifier a
salaire, qui ne font que ouvrir des nouvelle voie puis gardes les voies
ancienne sécuritaires tout en respectant l'éthiques bien établie pour les
future générations! A ce rythme, ces en moyennes 2000 nouvelle voie par année
au Québec. Sa, ces come il font en Europe.
Dans
les années 1990, début 2000, l’escalade encore un sport marginal et en
développement, les grimpeurs exploraient les sentiers sur des terres et
montagnes non développés au Québec à la recherche de nouvelles parois ou blocs.
Les lieux les plus connus étant : Val David, Kamouraska et la montagne
d’argent (sites développés depuis les années 70). La mentalité d’une vaste
majorité des grimpeurs de cette période était que l’escalade extérieure était
gratuite puisqu’ils ne devaient pas payer pour les accès. Moi même j’étais un
des militants de cette mentalité.
C'est bien d'admettre que "les grimpeurs
exploraient", puisque sans cet
effort massif, né dans les années 70, puis qui continue aujourd’hui, la FQME
n'aurait pas de site à prendre sous leur control. Simplement dit, la plupart des sites parmi
lesquels la FQME obtient le contrôle aujourd’hui, se sont développés avec zéro
support financier ou politique de la FQME. La plus part de nouvelle voie au
Québec son développer par des gens comme vous est moi, qui travaillent les jour
de la semaine dans une tour d'acier, qui ce lèvent tôt les samedi, mettent du
gaz dans une voiture, usent des pneus, de l'huile, des freins et du sang pour
aller graver de nouvelles voies avec de l'équipement acheté de ces sous
personnels pour le plus grand bien de notre sport.
Afin de
développer et préserver ce sport, il existe depuis 1969 un organisme à but non
lucratif: La fédération Québecoise de la montagne et de l’escalade, la F.Q.M.E.
Malgré tout, l’organisme c’est vu snober longtemps et ce, en grande partie par
les grimpeurs des années 90, début 2000. Selon moi, un manque de
communication et de mauvaises décisions ont contribué au boycotte du
‘’membership’’.
Erreur encore une fois. La FQME n'a pas été mise sur pied pour
contrôler, développer, ou préserver. On a vu c'est quoi "préserver"
dans la coupe d'arbres à blanc à Weir en 2011. Voir par vous meme ICI
La FQME est une fédération obligatoire par le gouvernement. Selon les
chartes des gouvernements provinciaux, chaque sport doit être représenté par
une fédération. Que ça soit le Parcours, la Motoneige ou le Bowling. Elle
devient la ligne directe de communication entre le sport et le gouvernement.
D'autre part, sa mission devient par elle-même ce que elle veut. Pour dire, la
FQME est née par obligation, encore, et non par vouloir.
Pour ce qui est des problèmes de "Boycotte", c'est très
simple. La plupart des grimpeurs actifs dans les régions, incluant les ouvreurs
actifs, ne trouvent aucune raison valide à donner de l'argent à la FQME.
Quand elle supporte un ouvreur, je dis bien "QUAND'', elle lui
donne moins que le matériel minimum pour accomplir le travail correctement,
effectivement mettant votre vie en danger.
Oui, la FQME ce fais "Snober" parce que elle ne fais rien pour ce
faire des amis. Elle n'offre aucune transparence (elle refuse de montrée les
transcrit de Çorum au personnes intéresser), elle refuse de admettre des faute,
même quand mis face a face avec la preuve. Elle continue a protéger puis a en
embellir la réputation de personne qui, depuis longtemps, ne sont plus a jour
avec les pratique de l'escalade moderne, au contraire, leur donne des brevet
HONORAIRE bidon pour gratifier leur ego massif. Du temps qui serait mieux
servie a protégé les grimpeur et parois.
Elle refuse de donner des brevet d'ouvreur au personne de savoir, mais
elle liste nombreuse personne qui détienne le brevet, qui on jamais, je dis
bien JAMAIS, poser un scellement en dehors de la formation du brevet elle même.
"un manque de communication et de
mauvaises décisions" de la part de
la FQME. Je peu pas nommer tout les grimpeur qui ont essayer d'aider la FQME,
moi inclus, juste pour simplement ce faire fermer la porte au nez.
Sois disant, elle ce mais a dos les seul personne qui développe le sport
pour les génération future, qui donne de leur dollar et leur temps, sans
demander rien. Effectivement, la FQME, eu même, ce mette une balle dans le
pied.
Malheureusement,
aujourd’hui en 2013, nous payons durement et l’avenir de l’escalade à faible
coût pourrait disparaitre si un tel snobisme continu. Plusieurs sites
populaires tels que Val David et Kamouraska sont devenu des sites privés
payants dont l’accès coûte 10 $ par jour et 5 $ si vous êtes membre de la
F.Q.M.E. La hausse de la popularité et du nombre d’adeptes grandissant,
les propriétaires ont rapidement compris la bonne affaire.
Encore, Mr. Carrier a raison. Apres que la FQME n'ait pu prendre
contrôle de Val-David, dans les années 90, puis investie des milliers de
dollars à rééquiper presque toutes les parois, la ville de Val-David décide de
mettre fin à ce contrat, puis de reprendre le site pour faire des profits,
encore un fois, sur le dos de la FQME, sachant que des gens comme vous, ont
donné tant dans le passé.
LA FQME a effectivement ré-équiper tout Val-David avec les sous des
contribuable puis des membre, pour après perdre tout cette investissement,
puisque maintenant, même cher membre de la FQME, vous devais payer pour grimper
a Val-David.
La raison pour quoi tant d'argent a vue la lumière à Val-David, c'est
parce que les principaux ouvreurs du temps étaient, au moment des décisions
prises pour Val-David, à la tête de la FQME.
Le
‘’membership’’ annuel de la F.Q.M.E avec l’option
accès montagne ne coûte que 52$, ce qui comprend l’accès gratuit à plus de 30
sites d’escalades ainsi qu’une assurance en cas de transport aérien
et/ou une assurance invalidité ; ce que l’assurance du Québec (La RAMQ) ne
couvre pas. Ce ‘’membership’’ est très avantageux contrairement au 10$ par jour
des sites privés, qui soyez avertis, sites qui n’ont pas tous des assurances
transport aérien et/ou invalidité ! Informez-vous c’est votre
vie.
Erreur, si je paie 52$, c'est qu'il me revient. Il n'est pas
"Gratuit". Puis faut quand même payer a Val-David.
Par contre, c'est vrai que l'assurance de la FQME vous couvre, en bonne
foi, jusqu'à un maximum de 50,000$ pour un décès ou paralysie complète ou
25,000$, en cas de dommage majeur.
La police d'assurance la Capital ne
spécifie pas de transport aérien, elle ne fait que spécifier un transport par
ambulance privée, soit disant un maximum de 5000$.
Si nous
ne contribuons pas à l’effort de la F.Q.M.E à garder les sites sous la
fédération, nous risquons de voir d’autres sites devenir privé.
C'est mon rêve que les sites soient privés, comme la Montagne d'argent.
Où, pour une petite somme d'argent par jour, je peux grimper en liberté, et que
les sous dirigeants donnent au gardien, ou donnent en ligne avant mon départ de
la maison (come ça se fait dans les quatre coins de la planète). Ensuite, cela
aiderait directement à supporter ce site.
De plus à quoi servent les frais du
‘’membership’’ de la F.Q.M.E mis à part ce qui est mentionné ici plus
haut : Achat des accès et terrains pour garder l’accès gratuit (comprenant
avocat et administration lourde), formation, éducations, aménagement des accès,
pose de scellements et autres travaux qui permet aux adeptes de pratiquer le
sport en toute sécurité.
Les avocats sont déjà payés par le gouvernement. Ils travaillent
uniquement pour les fédérations des
sports, toutes les fédérations. La FQME ne débourse aucun sou pour une
firme privée qui va à la conquête de sites privés pour le grand bonheur de tous
les grimpeurs, comme Superman. Oubliez cette idée
"Formation"? LA FFME (Fédération Française de la Montagne et d'Escalade) demande
un minimum de 7b (5.12c) "a vue", un curriculum complet est
détailler, une expérience profonde, des test médicaux puis 5 jour de cour
intensif sur des vrais parois pour accéder a un brevet de "Ouvreur de
Voie" en France (les formateur des brevet "ouvreur" de la FQME
ne son pas capable de remplir ces critère, puis ces eu qui enseigne). LA FQME,
demande simplement que il y a au moins 5 personne présente disponible pour le
cour, puis une journée et demi pour le cour. Ce qui veux dire, que des voie en
disant, 5.11 (importe la cote) son ré-équiper par des grimpeur qui ne grimpe
pas le niveaux, ce qui entraine des erreur major, en parois, au moment présent,
pour des possible accident fatal futur. Sa, ces ce qui me fais le plus peur.
Oui mon
article prône le ‘’membership’’, vous avez raison. Comme plusieurs d’entre-vous
dans le passé j’étais mal informé. Aujourd’hui, j’espère profiter de ce sport
encore accessible à un coût fort inférieur qu’une journée de ski ou une journée
aux glissades d’eau et surtout j’espère que ce sera le cas pour la future
génération; dont celle que fait parti mon fils et ma fille.
La fille et le fils de Mr.Carrier, ces justement les personne que je
j'essaye de protège depuis 2011. Puis ces enfant, il ne grimperont jamais les
voie original des année 70 ou 80 ou présente si la FQME continue sa croisade de
ré-équiper tout les voie du Québec come elle le fais présentement ou continue a
donner des brevet d'ouvreur a des grimpeur qui ne son pas prêt a le recevoir, a
ignorée les avis et suggestion du monde qui sont sure le terrien.
Ce sont les futures générations qui ont peur. Quand la FQME délègue sa
tâche au club local, sans savoir ce qui se passe, puis eu, sans sens d'éthique
ou de respect pour l'historique du sport, détruisent les voies et chantiers et
menacent les grimpeurs qui prennent peine et sueur à faire les choses en bonne
et due forme. Allez voir par vous-même. ICI
J’espère
par cet article vous avoir mieux informé et vous avoir encouragé comme moi à
changer votre mentalité face à la F.Q.M.E, je vous invite même à participer à
certaines de leurs activités de bénévolat ou à faire un don en ligne. Vous
pouvez aussi devenir membre des clubs régionaux de votre région.
Tant et aussi longtemps que la directive de la FQME c'est d'obliger un
membership, puis dépenser l'argent accumulé dans des avenues qui ne mènent nul
part, vous êtes mieux d'écrire un chèque directement à un grimpeur qui supporte
son sport par lui-même. Faites des dons de Air miles à une équipe JR
directement, achetez des plaquettes ou scellements par vous-même, puis
donnez-les aux ouvreurs. Aussi, achetez des cartes cadeau Esso pour supporter
leurs efforts. Comme ça, 100% de votre argent irait directement à l'escalade.
Imaginer, on oblige au jeune, ou au parent, de payer un membership de la
FQME pour participer a une compétition en salle SAE. Ou sen va t'elle votre
fédération?
La FQME n'accepte aucune responsabilité pour ses erreurs du passé, ni
pour le futur, et ils ne sont certainement pas intéressés à ce faire aider par
les personnes clés dans le sport au Québec.
La présente FQME ces un perte de temps, de ressource est d'argent. Le
seul changement viendra quand la FQME sera prêt a écouter, a changer
drastiquement leur avenue de concentration puis que les bonne personne seront
appeler a aider la FQME a mettre sur pied de vrais programme avec une direction
est une vélocité reconnue internationalement pour le bienfaits de non seulement
l'escalade au Québec, mais le Monde entier.
Ulric Rousseau
30 Décembre 2013
http://ulricrousseau.blogspot.mx/2012/10/fqme.html
http://www.fqme.qc.ca/images/stories/chartis.pdf
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