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Jean-Claude Latombe's Mountaineering, Climbing, Trekking, and
Travel Page
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˝It
is not men who go to high mountains who seek escape, but the people who never
remove themselves from a crowded and noisy atmosphere of work and play.˝ From ˝Alone to
Everest˝, by Earl
Denman (first published in the 1950s). ˝The
act of seeing is no small thing. To see something is to be possessed by it.
Sometimes it carries off a part of you, sometimes it's your whole
soul.˝ From ˝Landscapes
of the Heart˝, by Motojiro Kajii
(1901-1932). Here are the pdf files of travel books I created between
2020 and 2023:
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This site shows pictures (taken over a 55+ years period,
from 1967 to now) of climbs, treks and trips I made in Central Asia (Nepal,
Tibet, Xinjiang, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan,
Kazakhstan), South and East Asia (Pakistan, India, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos,
Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Japan), Middle-East (Turkey,
Iran, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia), Europe (France,
Italy, Portugal, Spain), Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan,
Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Eritrea, Ethiopia), North and Central America
(United States, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama), and South America
(Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile). In
the rest of this page trips are listed by categories (high peaks, rock and
ice climbing, ski mountaineering, trekking, and other trips). To see them
sorted by countries, click here.
Another category of photos, called ″Faces of My Trips″, is
available at the bottom of this page. For
people who visit my webpage regularly, here are the most recent sets of
photos (since 2012) listed by years and countries: -
2024: Mexico,
United
States (NH and ME), Japan
(northeastern Kyushu), India -
2023: United
States (New Orleans,
LA), United
States (San Luis Obispo area, CA),
United States (Death Valley NP and around,
CA), Morocco,
United
States (ME, NH, and VT), Uzbekistan,
France,
Nepal,
United
States (Santa Clara Mission, CA) -
2022: United
States (Pinnacles NP), United
States (Death Valley NP), France,
Morocco,
United
States (New Hampshire,
Maine), United
States (Sierra Nevada, White Mountains), India,
Mexico -
2021: United
States (Central California), United
States (Maine),
Mexico - 2020: Morocco,
France,
United States, Algeria(1973)**, Italy(1975)**, France(1975)**, Morocco(1977)**, Pakistan(1970)***, Afghanistan(1970)***, Indonesia(1972)*** ** In May 2020 I posted photos of various old trips: Algeria, Italy
(Aeolian Islands), France (Corsica′s GR20), Morocco (trek in the High
Atlas south of Beni Mellal). *** In June and July 2020 I revised the pages of my 1970 trip to
Pakistan and Afghanistan and 1972 trip to Sulawesi (Indonesia). The
new pages contain more and better processed photos, and new comments. - 2019: Ethiopia(1973)*, Mexico(1), Japan, Canada, France,
India(1), Saudi
Arabia(2008)**, India(2), United
States, Mexico(2) *
In February 2019 I revised the pages of my 1973 trip to Ethiopia, which
remains my most memorable trip. The new pages include re-scanned and better
processed photos, more photos, and additional comments. **
In October 2019 I revised the page of my 2008 trip to Al Ula and Median Saleh
(Hegra) in Saudi Arabia. The new page contains additional and better
processed photos. -
2018: France,
Colombia,
Panama,
Uzbekistan,
Turkey,
Portugal,
United States,
India,
Japan, Taiwan, Mexico,
Indonesia - 2017: Ethiopia, Mexico, Japan, Taiwan,
Morocco, France,
United
States, Tajikistan,
Turkey, Nepal,
Mexico, France - 2016: France,
Chile,
Nepal, Morocco,
India, Canada, Japan, Taiwan,
Mexico - 2015: Ethiopia, France,
Chile, Taiwan, Indonesia, Mexico, United
States - 2014: Mexico, Iran, Morocco, Guatemala, Nepal, Singapore, Taiwan - 2013: Mexico, Ethiopia, Morocco, India, Nepal, Ethiopia - 2012: Ethiopia, Peru, Nepal, Uzbekistan, Nepal |
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High peaks (sorted by countries):
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United
States, Washington (1993-1994): Rainier (4300m), Baker (3286m) |
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United
States, California
(1993-...): Shasta
(4322m; 9 times, including 2 solos of Casaval Ridge), Whitney (4418m; 4
times), Russell (4294m), Dana (3990m; twice), Lamark (4090m), Morgan-South
(3987m), Lone Pine (3945m), Clyde Minaret (3738m), Sill (4314m), Bear Creek
Spire (4045m), Agassiz (4235m), Julius
Caesar (4023m), Gardiner
(3934m), Cotter
(3875m), North Peak (3600m), Conness (3600m), Matterhorn
(3600m, 7 times), Tallac
(2968m), White
Mountain Peak (4344m) |
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United States, Nevada
(2022): Boundary
Peak (4007m) |
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United
States, New Mexico (1994): Wheeler (4050m) |
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United
States, Alaska (1995): Denali
/ McKinley (6100m, up to 5000m) |
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Mexico (2008): Pico de Orizaba (5636m) |
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Ecuador (1994): Pichincha (4784m), Cayambe
(5790m), Cotopaxi (5897m), Tungurahua (5016m) |
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Bolivia
(1995): Pequeno Alpamayo (5370m), Eslovenia (5381m), Piramide Blanca (5230m),
Huayna Potosi (6088m), Illimani (6438m) |
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Peru: - 1996: Cordillera
Blanca: Alpamayo (5947m) and Huascaran (6768m) |
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Argentina
(2000): Aconcagua
(6959m) |
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Chile
(2015): Guallatiri
(6071m), Guane-Guane
(5097m), Colorado
(5748m, up to 5500m) |
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Morocco
(1975-2023): Toubkal (4167m, 5 times), Mgoun (4068m), Arjout (3741m), Gourza
(3280m), Rat(3797m), Tig Nousti (3819m) |
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Turkey
(2009): Mt.
Ararat (5137m) |
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Uzbekistan
(2023): Mt.
Chulboy (3812m) |
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Nepal:
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1979, 1996, 2013: Kala
Patthar (5643m, 3 times) -
1996: Lobuche
East (6119m) and Ama Dablam (up to 200m from the 6850m summit) -
2001: Makalu
(8485m, up to 7000m) - 2006: Gokyo Ri (5360m), Kyajo Ri (6186m) -
2012: Sherpani
Col (6146m), West Col (6143m), and Amphu Lapsta (5845m) |
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India (2016): Yalung Nong
(6080m) |
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Kyrgyzstan
(1998): Khan
Tengri (7000m, up to 5900m) |
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Xinjiang
(2000): Muztagh
Ata (7546m) |
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Tibet
(2001 and 2002): Cho
Oyu (8200m, up to 7100m) |
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Indonesia: -
2004: Gunung Agung (3142m), Bali -
2010: Mt.
Binaiya (3019m), Seram -
2015: Gunung
Merapi (2911m), Java |
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Taiwan
(2015): - Shei-Pa
National Park: Chiyou (3303m), Xiaobajian (3418m) - Yushan
National Park: Sancha (3496m), Nanshuangtou Eastern Peak (3356m),
Tafen (3070m), Nadashueiku (3381m) |
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Japan
(1984): Fuji
San (3776m) |
Rock
climbing:
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Sport
climbing: -
United States: .
California: Owens Gorge,
Bishop area, Rock Creek, Yosemite Valley, Pinnacles, Joshua Tree .
Nevada: Red Rocks .
Washington: Leavenworth area .
New Hampshire: Rumney -
Thailand: Phi Phi Don and Phi
Phi Le - France: Calanque d'En-Vau and Dentelles de Montmirail |
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Alpine
climbing routes: -
United States, California: .
Cathedral Peak (Southeast Buttress, 5.7) .
Lone
Pine Peak (North Ridge, 5.4) .
Mt.
Whitney (East Buttress, 5.8) .
Mt.
Russell (Fishhook Arete, 5.9) .
Mt. Sill (Swiss Arete, 5.6) . Temple
Crag (Sun Ribbon Arete, 5.9, Venitian Blind, 5.7) . Bear Creek Spire (North Arete, 5.8) .
Clyde
Minaret (South-East Face Direct, 5.9+) .
Mt.
Dana (Third Pillar, 5.10) .
Mt. Conness (North Ridge, 5.6) -
Nepal: .
Ama
Dablam (Southwest Route, 5.8) |
Ice climbing:
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United States: .
California: Lee
Vining Canyon, North Peak (North-East Couloir) .
Washington: Mt. Baker (Mustache route) -
Canada: Banff
and Lake Louise areas -
Peru: Alpamayo
(Ferrari route) -
Nepal: Ama
Dablam (Southwest Route) |
Ski
mountaineering:
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United
States, California: -
Matterhorn
(7 times) -
Mount
Shasta (4 times) -
Sierra Nevada Haute
Route, 1998 -
Monarch
and Cirque Divides, 1999 -
Clarence
King and Gardiner Basin, 2004 Xinjiang: |
Treks (sorted by countries):
Day Hikes (sorted by countries):
Other trips (sorted by dates):
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None of my trips have really focused on people. Nonetheless,
I encountered many men, women, and children in the regions that I have
traversed, and I took many pictures of them. These encounters have often been
an exciting aspect of my travels and, time passing, one of their most vivid
souvenirs. The following link ″Faces of My Trips″ leads to a
collection of specific pages showing some of these pictures. The people
appearing in my photos were never groomed or paid to look better or more ″interesting″.
They appear exactly as I encountered them. |
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