The summer of 1998 has provided some good "photo-ops", with a couple of trips into the French Alps and several weeks in Portugal.
"Via Ferata" is a "sport" of Italian origin as a sort of middle ground between mountain hiking and serious alpinism. Our friends David and Anne, both experienced climbers, persuaded us to give it a shot. For someone such as myself who is subject to occasional vertigo, it was, to say the least, an intense experience.
(Black-and-white photos courtesy of Anne Boot)
Marlene, who after all talked me into this escapade, was a real trouper.
At the outset, we were full of enthusiasm for the adventure ahead...
