"Alpinism in the Alps is not dead": Benjamin Védrines' record - My stay in the mountains

This is what is called having the art of rebound: always a challenge under the elbow. Benjamin Védrines had planned a study spring: to leave for North America and perfect his English by climbing in the Rockies. It was without counting on a rare failure of his well-oiled mechanics. On 9 March, the Drômois, based in Serre Chevalier, was the victim of a tearing of the lischio-Jambier during a climbing session, and had to postpone his departure. Wit…