PREPARATION
1992: Paris – Met with members of a French team that climbed Everest
1995: Paris – Submitted permit application
1996: Paris – Obtained approval from Himalaya committee, Fédération française de la montagne
1996: Rockies – Various climbs in Canada
1996: Alps – Technical training in Chamonix
1997: Argentina – Climbed Maipo, Andes (5 264m)
1997: Argentina – January 22: reached the top of the highest mountain in the Americas, Aconcagua, Andes (6 959m)
FIRST ATTEMPT – FALL 1997
1997: Alps – Technical training in Chamonix
August 22, 1997: Nepal – Departed for Kathmandu
Sept. 1, 1997: Trekking – Reached base camp, 5 400m
Sept. 6, 1997: Acclimatization – Set up high-altitude camps
Oct. 1997: Summit attempts
Oct. 22, 1997: Return to Montreal – Press conference, Dorval Airport