"Don't Let Your Tears Stand In Your Dreams ..."

... are the words carved into the memorial stone put on a remote mountainridge overlooking the Chamonix valley and the ice sea in front of the Grandes Jorasses North face +++ Last weekend, Pascal Brun offered Cécile and friends a "winter balade d'hélico" to the statue put up in memory of Eric Escoffier, Cécile's partner who disappeared almost 14 years ago on the summit of one of the world's 8000ers - the Broad Peak +++ Only a CMBH pilot could have spotted the pyramide shaped statue jut out of the snow masses: two hands reaching out for the summit +++ The memorial was designed by Pavel, a non-English speaking czech artist +++ The text should have said "don't let your fears stand in the way of your dreams" +++ An error in sms transmission disfigured the initially planned inscription ... but somehow developed a life of it's own over the years  +++ 3 years ago - 10 year's after Eric's disaperance, Cécile published a book in his memory and decided to literally 'turn the page" +++ Most beautiful result of not letting tears (and fears) stand in (the way of) your dreams: Basile, 1 year old and rocking ... +++ "After all", Cécile said, " Pavel knew more than all of us when we set up the monument for Eric" +++