Mechanical Advantage #5
Really interesting stuff as usual. I'm not sure about the refence to a young Dutch female for La Meije - that would normally be Meisje (pronounced mice-je). This article here seems to point toa local reference to Midday? https://uk.oisans.com/discover-oisans/not-to-be-missed/la-meije/#:~:text=The%20word%20Meije%20comes%20from,meidjour%20(the%20midday%20needle).
Original aid climbing! Thanks for sharing this history John!
Really interesting stuff as usual. I'm not sure about the refence to a young Dutch female for La Meije - that would normally be Meisje (pronounced mice-je). This article here seems to point toa local reference to Midday? https://uk.oisans.com/discover-oisans/not-to-be-missed/la-meije/#:~:text=The%20word%20Meije%20comes%20from,meidjour%20(the%20midday%20needle).
Original aid climbing! Thanks for sharing this history John!