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| Gender/Age | Male, 81 years old |
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| Location | Chamonix, France |
| Power | 147 |
| Vote Weight | 88.91% |
| Occupation | Retired |
| Website | http://sites.google.com/site/georgeslivanos/ |
A Little About Me
Lac blanc Aiguilles Rouges Chamonix - Photo taken by my friend Afa (Jean Afanassieff) I don't remember when, but showing a technique used to train for winter ascents.
These days, my favourite is sauna and translating climbing books of English speaking friends such as:
"Les Horizons lointains" a selection of the best climbing stories from Chris Bonington which won the second prize of 2011 the International mountain books Passy festival;
" Les montagnes de l'Antarctique" (The mountains of Antartica) from Damien Gildea; "Le bruit de la chute" (The Sound of Gravity) from Joe Simpson;
"Voler l'Everest" (Maurice Wilson, a Yorkshireman on Everest) from Ruth Hanson, part of the revenue to be donated to Doug Scott's Community Action Nepal;
"L'ombre et la lumière" (Learning to Breathe) from Andy Cave which won the Grand prize of the 2013 International mountain books Passy festival;
"Whymper photographe" (Whymper' Scrambles with a camera') from Peter Berg of the AC;
'Everest 1953' from Mick Conefrey.
My latest are "Le Choix du vide" (High Infatuation) from Steph Davis which won a prize at the 2014 Passy festival and "Les Mystères de l'Everest" the French version of Michael Ward magnificent book on Everest "Everest a thousand years of exploration" for which I found a Scottish publisher (Hayloft publishing) for the English version published in December 2013.
In 2014 'Freedom Climbers' from Bernadette McDonald won the Grand prix of the Festival of Passy, followed this year with "L'étoffe des Géants" (Bernadette's "Alpine Warriors") and in 2015 "Himalaya - Les tribulations de Mick & Vic" (a book I created from three books written my Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders intertwinning the tales of their common adventures) which won the same Grand prix. It is a selection of some of the best stories written by Victor Saunders and Mick Fowler which I intertwined. A book full of humour from two great himalayists.
Finally I just finished "Climbing Adventures" from Jim Bridwell "the Bird" a true Yosemite dirtbag climber, my age, and a swell guy.
In 2016 I translated into French and published myself on the Web (Amazon and Lulu.com - paper copy and E-Book) "Hanging on" from my friend Martin Boysen which I renamed "On The Rock Again".
Right now I just published on Internet (Lulu.com & Amazon), the English version of "Himalaya - The Tribulations of Mick & Vic" with a new Chapter telling the 1rst ascent they made together of Sersank (Indian Himalaya) late in 2016 - 29 years after having parted and reunited by the success in France of the book.
These days, my favourite is sauna and translating climbing books of English speaking friends such as:
"Les Horizons lointains" a selection of the best climbing stories from Chris Bonington which won the second prize of 2011 the International mountain books Passy festival;
" Les montagnes de l'Antarctique" (The mountains of Antartica) from Damien Gildea; "Le bruit de la chute" (The Sound of Gravity) from Joe Simpson;
"Voler l'Everest" (Maurice Wilson, a Yorkshireman on Everest) from Ruth Hanson, part of the revenue to be donated to Doug Scott's Community Action Nepal;
"L'ombre et la lumière" (Learning to Breathe) from Andy Cave which won the Grand prize of the 2013 International mountain books Passy festival;
"Whymper photographe" (Whymper' Scrambles with a camera') from Peter Berg of the AC;
'Everest 1953' from Mick Conefrey.
My latest are "Le Choix du vide" (High Infatuation) from Steph Davis which won a prize at the 2014 Passy festival and "Les Mystères de l'Everest" the French version of Michael Ward magnificent book on Everest "Everest a thousand years of exploration" for which I found a Scottish publisher (Hayloft publishing) for the English version published in December 2013.
In 2014 'Freedom Climbers' from Bernadette McDonald won the Grand prix of the Festival of Passy, followed this year with "L'étoffe des Géants" (Bernadette's "Alpine Warriors") and in 2015 "Himalaya - Les tribulations de Mick & Vic" (a book I created from three books written my Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders intertwinning the tales of their common adventures) which won the same Grand prix. It is a selection of some of the best stories written by Victor Saunders and Mick Fowler which I intertwined. A book full of humour from two great himalayists.
Finally I just finished "Climbing Adventures" from Jim Bridwell "the Bird" a true Yosemite dirtbag climber, my age, and a swell guy.
In 2016 I translated into French and published myself on the Web (Amazon and Lulu.com - paper copy and E-Book) "Hanging on" from my friend Martin Boysen which I renamed "On The Rock Again".
Right now I just published on Internet (Lulu.com & Amazon), the English version of "Himalaya - The Tribulations of Mick & Vic" with a new Chapter telling the 1rst ascent they made together of Sersank (Indian Himalaya) late in 2016 - 29 years after having parted and reunited by the success in France of the book.
| Georges Livanos (The Greek): | See above the site I created on the memory of my friend and Master es climbing Georges Livanos - Quotes from the "king" of the Calanques, Emperor of the Dolomites (500 1rst ascents) - Better one more peg than one man less... particularly if that man is me! - There are no "bad" rocks, but "bad" climbers! - Great darings make short carreers! - How could it be serious to take seriously such a non serious activity! - When I garantee a peg, one could attach an aircraft carrier to it! |
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My Routes (2)
My Articles (22)
- 1936 English-French friendship celebration Chamonix
- 1962 - The Walker Spur The dream climb
- 1966 - The DRUS Rescue Aiguilles du Dru (or Les Drus)
- A Tragic Adventure on Mont-Blanc
- Armando da Roit The finest alpinists in the world
- Bonatti and the Ghosts of K2
- Bruno Detassis The finest alpinists in the world
- Climbing story
- Denise Escande The Chibania The finest alpinists in the world
- DID WHYMPER MAKE THE FIRST ASCENT OF THE BARRE DES ECRINS OR THE SECOND?
- Everest - Michael Ward
- Georges Livanos "Le Grec"
- L'Affaire Freney
- Mont Blanc The 1rst Ascent and the First Mountaineering controversy Mont Blanc GROUP
- NEW WAVE
- Patrick Edlinger The finest alpinists in the world
- SHIPWRECKED on MONT-BLANC - The Vincendon and Henry Tragedy
- The 1961 drama of the Central Pillar of Freney
- The Fall of the Alps Aiguilles du Dru (or Les Drus)
- The Fly and the Climber
- The Machard Knot
- UNCLASSIFIABLE ERIC VOLA
My Albums (20)
- 1rst ascent of Mont Blanc
- Armando da Roit
- Bruno Detassis
- Denise Escande The Chibania Denise Escande The Chibania
- Georges Livanos "Le Grec"
- Himalaya - The Tribulations of Mick & Vic
- K2 1rst ascent
- L'Affaire Freney
- La Centrale
- Lionel Terray - Stars at Noon Lionel Terray
- Michael Ward and Griffith Pugh
- New Wave
- SHIPWRECK ON Mont-Blanc - Vincendon & Henry
- The 1961 drama of the Central Pillar of Freney
- The 1966 DRUS Rescue
- THE BARRE DES ECRINS AND OTHER FIRST ASCENTS FORGOTTEN? DID WHYMPER MAKE ONLY THE SECOND ASCENT?
- The Devil's Needles
- The Fall of the Drus
- The Fly and the climber
- Walker Spur 1962
My Fact Sheets (2)
Climber's Logs I've Signed (21)
Areas & Ranges (2)
- Civetta Dolomites
- Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Drei Zinnen) Sexten / Sesto Dolomites
Mountains & Rocks (19)
- Pic du Midi d'Ossau Pyrénées: Béarn
- Dôme de Neige des Ecrins High Dauphiné
- Jbel Toubkal Central High Atlas
- Dent du Géant/Dente del Gigante Mont Blanc GROUP
- Aiguille Dibona High Dauphiné
- Pyramide du Tacul Mont Blanc GROUP
- Chardonnet (Aiguille du) Mont Blanc GROUP
- Punta Agordo Civetta
- Aiguille du Fou Mont Blanc GROUP
- Aiguille du Peigne Mont Blanc GROUP
- Aiguille du Midi Mont Blanc GROUP
- la Chandelle Mont Blanc GROUP
- Diable (Aiguilles du) Mont Blanc GROUP
- Torre Venezia Civetta
- Aiguille du Grépon Mont Blanc GROUP
- Mont Blanc du Tacul Mont Blanc GROUP
- Aiguilles du Dru (or Les Drus) Mont Blanc GROUP
- Grand Capucin Mont Blanc GROUP
- Grandes Jorasses Mont Blanc GROUP
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