1. 2012

Vallee Blanche in April

For years I've been searching for the elusive European yeti, Gigantopithecus modernis yetii. My first expeditions to the alps (see here and here) yielded important clues about likely yeti habitats, but no actual sightings (a big furry beast located on a mountain ledge one night turned out to be a misplaced hiker named Jacques see 'In search of the yeti Part II'). However, I'd had my suspicions about the remote Vallee Blanche for years. Skiers regularly disappear without trace here, and the numerous deep crevasses provide ample shelter. Surely if the yetis were out there it would be an ideal place to find them. So when surgery to repair an old arm fracture prevented me from working, I seized the opportunity to go searching... Don't miss the published story of this adventure!
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    Finally the coach came, and the return trip. Here are the white cliffs of Dover once again.
    Heading home, a lot more sunburnt than when I started, having failed - yet again - to locate the European yeti. As a colleague suggested to me, "Perhaps you should rub yourself in yeti poo and knit a tasty tender young yak costume". Eeeeek! Thanks Fiona. But then again, I've gotta try something... Stay tuned for Part IV of 'In search of the yeti.' Someday...