Préhistoroc

Sep 19

8° Mountain Festival edition

By François

With Elise, Julie, Yori, Ewan, Raphaël, Frédérique, Sophie, Elsa, Matthew, Nathalie, Christophe and François.

Ce week-end, the departmental committee of Alpine Clubs organized the eighth edition of the mountain festival. A meeting that has now become a must for all mountain lovers. Always a great success around this event. No less than a hundred people who had registered to discover our mountain activities. On the program for this weekend : escalation, canyon, via ferrata, potholing, hiking, bungypump… and festive bivouac in the evening.

Saturday, we accompany men, women and children on the via ferrate “La Panoramique” above the Fou de Saint Paul de Fenouillet gorges. Goal of the day : climb the three hundred meters of heights of this magnificent bar of limestone overlooking the Agly and extending over nearly nine hundred meters.

After being equipped, we quickly arrive at the start of the route which begins with an impressive overhanging wall. The weather conditions are optimal. This course attracts a lot of people at this time. We will not be alone. The practitioners of the day having trained for long weeks, difficult passages are swallowed quickly. Always a great pleasure to step over these Himalayan bridges in such a sumptuous setting. Arrived on the ridge, we give ourselves a well-deserved snack break. The time is no longer for action. Words replace the breathlessness of the climb, tongues loosen and everyone shares their moments of life. Some will even go so far as to take a nap. The younger ones get impatient and wake up the troop. Yori , 9 years, takes the head of the group. The sun is strong, heat hurts organisms. We reach the top after four hours of effort. A vulture coils above our heads. If we could have wings to find the car, still remains for us an hour of descent. Elsa, benevolent, go to the source of La Fou and bring us this famous water “Magic”, the one that prolongs these moments of bewilderment. A beautiful day of meetings and sharing, look forward to next year !

We thank all the volunteers of the four clubs , CAF Perpignan, CAF Prades, Escapade Stéphanoise et Préhistoroc which allowed us to share our passion with everyone.

And thanks also to Elise, Julie, Yori, Ewan, Raphaël, Frédérique, Sophie, Elsa, Mathieu, Nathalie, and Christophe for this delicious meeting.

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Sep 15

Mountain Festival Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September

By François

The Departmental Committee of the Pyrénées-Orientales des Clubs Alpins Français is organizing the 8th edition of the Mountain Festival on 19 and 20 September 2020 !

Many introductory and discovery outings are available (places limited depending on the equipment and number of supervisors available), the objective being to share our activities with you, let you know our clubs but above all to spend memorable and pleasant moments !!

You will be supervised by volunteer federal executives from the different Alpine Club of the department, (Perpignan, Prades, St Estève, Tautavel).

The goal is to introduce the mountain to as many people as possible by accompanying them on the trails and places of practice..

Au program : hiking, escalation, Mountain bike, potholing, canyon, via ferrata.

Lunch from the bag.

Saturday : daytime activities, hiking, Mountain bike, escalation, potholing, descendant of canyon, via ferrata.
Saturday night : Bivouac at CAMPING LE CANIGOU in ESPIRA DE CONFLENT with Grill and some entertainment (projection, …). Provide equipment for the bivouac.
Sunday : we break camp, daytime activities and return home !

Participation in the two days is not compulsory. Everyone can participate in the day of their choice.

To register : cliquez ici.

Programme : ici.

Attention registration deadline Thursday 17 September at 7 p.m. !

"As high as the mountain is, there is a path there. » Proverbe afghan ; The dictionary of Afghan proverbs and sayings (1980)

"An hour of climbing in the mountains makes a scoundrel and a saint, two roughly similar creatures. Fatigue is the quickest road to equality, towards fraternity. And during sleep, freedom is added "Friedrich Nietzsche

Caving, mountaineering for those with vertigo. Philippe Geluck

See you soon !

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Sep 02

Back to school

By François

A new season begins, who will be, I wish, as rich in emotions as these eight years already passed. Les cours reprennent !

Children / teens interested in climbing are invited to come and meet us at the Gaston Comes climbing hall :

- Tuesday 15 septembre pour ceux nés en 2014, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. (Prehistokids1)
- Tuesday 22 septembre pour ceux nés en 2012, 2011 at 5:30 p.m.(Prehistokids2)

- Tuesday 15 septembre pour ceux nés en 2010, 2009 at 6.30 p.m.(Préhistochilds)

- Thursday 17 septembre pour ceux nés avant 2009 at 5.45 p.m.(Préhistoteens)

Objectifs pour ces groupes : appréhender la verticalité, autonomie en moulinette pour les plus petits, autonomie en tête pour les autres, perfectionnement pour ceux qui sont dans cette démarche avec le souci pour tous de soigner leur gestuelle et de prendre plaisir.

ATTENTION, MANDATORY MASK WEAR !!!

Vous pouvez également nous contacter par téléphone ou courriel. Déjà beaucoup de sollicitations en ce début de saison, n’hésitez pas à réserver une place.

We were able to resume our activities in June. To respect the sanitary rules, we had to split the groups of the kid climbing lessons into two. This allowed us to go outside and travel the large via ferrate to the delight of teenagers..

Hole sock contest. I lost !

Adult side, in the summer program, some of us were able to learn about caving on the Perillos plateau. Others went canyoning. Beautiful mountain excursions too ! On the alps, magnificent multi-pitch routes have been covered. A summer evening before fall at Trois Becs (TD+, 220 m), L & rsquo; hirondelle des Faubourgs in Omblèze (ED-, 220 m), Eliane & rsquo; s way (D+, 180 m), The pillar of Nugues (D+, 120 m) et Fhara Kiri (TD, 250 m) after the, the Pisse waterfall (TD-, 300 m) at La Grave and Mandatory Visit (TD, 300 m) at the Dibona needle. Beautiful encounters with English wingsuiters in Presles. Ale and other Stouts are always refreshing ! We just have to jump off Big Ben ! On the Ariège, Zinc plywood (TD, 370 m) and Children of the Slab (1000 m) have been checked. What a nice, although exhausting, climbing on these ariège slabs that are one kilometer long ! Closer to us, we went to set cams at La George in Vingrau.

The Three Beaks

Ombudsman

Presles

Dibona needle

Presles

Mandatory visit

Also proud to introduce the Gouleyrous climbing routes on the journal of 13 hours from France 2.

https://www.francetvinfo.fr/replay-jt/france-2/13-heures/jt-de-13h-du-mardi-25-aout-2020_4066737.html

From 30′

Climbing is booming as it becomes an Olympic sport. We end the season with more 60 licensees including two thirds of children. Faced with the growing demand for practitioners, we have set up a new climbing course for children.

Bonne rentrée à tous, bonne grimpe !

The President, François Frou.

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Feb 29

Open Roc Genèse

By François

With Ellie Ora, Matilde, Marie, Pau, Vanessa, Ophelia, Cathy, Nicolas et François.

medal haul for the club Préhistoroc ! Lizards veterans, in their category, Marie took third place, Ophelia and the second and Vanessa Francis mounted the podium.

Matilde ranks sixth, Ellie Ora tenth and seventh Pau.

The last Saturday of February, club Quillan Roc Genesis organized their traditional open d & rsquo; climbing. Le matin, children 5 with 14 years have opened the competition. L’après-midi, c & rsquo; was the biggest turn heat the rubber slippers. The clubs Carcassonne, Perpignan, the Belcaire, Tautavel and Quillan made the trip to this open interdepartmental. Fifty & rsquo; children and forty & rsquo; adults found themselves in these high lands Aude, at the exit of Pierre-Lys gorges.

It comes first in this Open d & rsquo; & rsquo climbing for; atmosphere. Each offers its methods for that & rsquo; another to succeed. Hospitality and sharing are the watchwords here. At the close of the competition, the largest will hide treats in all decision d & rsquo; escalation of room. Smaller then take great pleasure in finding them. The midday meal is shared around & rsquo; a beautiful Spanish inn.

side opening, ALTHOUGH & rsquo; may say a certain opener :-), l & rsquo; imagination is in power. Each problem presented is different from the previous. In such block, will find the & rsquo; balance, in another it will be talked muscles or such other find the trick that will d & rsquo; to the top of the road. The openers will refine their blocks. To pass the course, it took to twist the brain (and body) in every sense. Wide variety of profiles, the positive athletic ceiling slab, gestural directory is set to the test. We will even be entitled to a “run and jump” and a series of dynamic movements causing good laughter. One would believe in Arco at the end of the month of & rsquo; August.

A big thank you to the organizers of this beautiful day. great success. Enjoy !

A congratulations also to Tanguy Merard that & rsquo; small regional group was known d & rsquo; climbing. At the beginning of & rsquo; year, with 16 years, the coche “Things are getting hot !” his first 9a in Seynes. That same weekend as the genesis Roc, it will qualify third position for the final block championships France where it ends sixth. Congratulations young man, c & rsquo; is the great class !