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Author Topic: Essex (and Rest of World) peoples in the Alps - June 2023  (Read 23201 times)

Oscar's dad

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Re: Essex boys in the Alps
« Reply #50 on: 13 June, 2014, 11:39:15 am »
Quote from: Wowbagger on 13 June, 2014, 11:29:17 am
Good luck with the Go Pro! I hope you have a couple of dozen spare batteries already charged. :thumbsup:

Battery limitations have been discussed, the matter is in hand.  Our Head of Technical Services (Photographic & Cinematic) (aka The Current Mrs Huggy) is on the case.
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huggy

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Re: Essex boys in the Alps
« Reply #51 on: 13 June, 2014, 11:46:07 am »
Quote from: Oscar's dad on 13 June, 2014, 11:39:15 am
Quote from: Wowbagger on 13 June, 2014, 11:29:17 am
Good luck with the Go Pro! I hope you have a couple of dozen spare batteries already charged. :thumbsup:

Battery limitations have been discussed, the matter is in hand.  Our Head of Technical Services (Photographic & Cinematic) (aka The Current Mrs Huggy) is on the case.
I have made the Technical Executive Director decision that ~2 hours of video per day if intelligently selected in the field should be enough, however when reviewing GoPro's spec it appears that an external power source, i.e. my battery power pack, can be used whilst using the camera  (or at least when not recording to top up the battery if 'in use' excludes record mode).
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Oscar's dad

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Re: Essex boys in the Alps
« Reply #52 on: 13 June, 2014, 11:55:17 am »
I have often noticed that film production companies have natty names.  We need such a natty name.  I don't think the name needs to reflect this trip as if our cinematic efforts prove successful (and why wouldn't they, what could possibly go wrong?) the Alps film could prove to be the first in a long series.
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Wowbagger

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Re: Essex boys in the Alps
« Reply #53 on: 13 June, 2014, 12:03:12 pm »
Yokel's Alpine Cinematographic Films?
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tonyh

Re: Essex boys in the Alps
« Reply #54 on: 13 June, 2014, 12:04:29 pm »
Bon voyage to a fine and intrepid party!
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huggy

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Re: Essex boys in the Alps
« Reply #55 on: 13 June, 2014, 12:08:09 pm »
Quote from: Oscar's dad on 13 June, 2014, 11:55:17 am
I have often noticed that film production companies have natty names.  We need such a natty name. 
MEBaB Productions?
(MEBab = Mid Essex Bikes and Beers)
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tippers_kiwi

Re: Essex boys in the Alps
« Reply #56 on: 13 June, 2014, 02:17:39 pm »
Real Ale Studios
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Oscar's dad

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Re: Essex boys in the Alps
« Reply #57 on: 13 June, 2014, 03:32:46 pm »
Pickled Egg Films.
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huggy

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Re: Essex boys in the Alps
« Reply #58 on: 13 June, 2014, 04:39:00 pm »
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Oscar's dad

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Re: Essex boys in the Alps
« Reply #59 on: 13 June, 2014, 05:12:18 pm »
Done!
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Oaky

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Re: Essex boys in the Alps
« Reply #60 on: 13 June, 2014, 07:35:27 pm »
Have fun chaps.
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Canardly

Re: Essex boys in the Alps
« Reply #61 on: 13 June, 2014, 08:03:23 pm »
 Look forward to the feature. Have a good time.
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Oscar's dad

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Re: Essex boys in the Alps
« Reply #62 on: 14 June, 2014, 07:24:40 am »
Update from the back of the car ...

We are somewhere between Reims and Lyon. All good so far. ETA 1330 ish.
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peliroja

Re: Essex boys in the Alps
« Reply #63 on: 14 June, 2014, 11:53:19 am »
Don't go overcooking the descents for the benefit of the footage! Have fun.  :thumbsup:
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bloomers100

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Re: Essex boys in the Alps
« Reply #64 on: 14 June, 2014, 09:49:19 pm »
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Wowbagger

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Re: Essex boys in the Alps
« Reply #65 on: 15 June, 2014, 05:07:43 am »
Ah, but then Royal Marines are mere amateurs compared to our gourmandising quartet of the dynamic duodenum.
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jogler

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Re: Essex boys in the Alps
« Reply #66 on: 15 June, 2014, 08:08:16 am »
Quote from: Oscar's dad on 13 June, 2014, 11:55:17 am
I have often noticed that film production companies have natty names.

Huggy Oscar Films
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huggy

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Re: Essex boys in the Alps
« Reply #67 on: 15 June, 2014, 06:08:08 pm »
You will all be pleased to know that the Essex Boys arrived safely and we have bagged our first Col - the Alpe d'Heuz.  Before we were out on the bikes though we made camp and set up the tent in record time, you can see video evidence of the erecting by clicking here or pasting this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_1o_0nP_uk

There will be other videos and photos published by Pickled Egg Productions as processing/editing/Wi-Fi time permits  :)
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Oscar's dad

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Re: Essex boys in the Alps
« Reply #68 on: 15 June, 2014, 08:43:46 pm »
There are Gremlins at work.  My original post had lots of stuff missing.  Let's start again.

The story so far (Part 1).  Huggy drove us down to Dover and after some waiting around we boarded the ferry:





I shopped in Duty Free:



France appeared in the moonlight:



After 11 uneventful hours we arrived at the site and pitched the tents (see Huggy's time lapse above):



Dinner was cooked and we retired to bed:

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Oscar's dad

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Re: Essex boys in the Alps
« Reply #69 on: 15 June, 2014, 08:50:46 pm »
Part 2 of the story so far.  Today we went up L' Alpe D'Huez:






After 1144m of climbing (according to my Garmin) we deserved a beer and lunch:



Tomsk's old skool audax credentials are in tatters as he's using a GPS, albeit a borrowed one:



Then we came back down.  I reached 42.8mph, Huggy was slightly faster and fastest of us all.  That said we are being very careful.

Night, night all  :-*
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Auntie Helen

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Re: Essex boys in the Alps
« Reply #70 on: 16 June, 2014, 07:48:09 am »
No pix of Del up the Alp d'Huez? Or did he get lost and cycle up Everest instead?
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huggy

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Re: Essex boys in the Alps
« Reply #71 on: 16 June, 2014, 06:41:53 pm »
Quote from: Auntie Helen on 16 June, 2014, 07:48:09 am
No pix of Del up the Alp d'Huez? Or did he get lost and cycle up Everest instead?
That nearly made me spray my beer over the PC  ;D
Del had sprinted on ahead up Alpe d'Huez after a Chris Froome challenging time.  We think we saw him go back down and do a repeat but we did find him at the top patiently waiting for us.
More photos to follow.....Col l'Ornan and Col d'Solude were conquered today.
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Christophe

Re: Essex boys in the Alps
« Reply #72 on: 17 June, 2014, 11:00:35 am »
Looks like you're having fun. Enjoying the write usp so far so keep them coming.

How long did it take you to get up Alp D'Huez?
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Oscar's dad

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Re: Essex boys in the Alps
« Reply #73 on: 17 June, 2014, 03:39:40 pm »
Started sunny today but now it's chucking it down. Descending from over 2000m in the rain was interesting!
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huggy

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Re: Essex boys in the Alps
« Reply #74 on: 18 June, 2014, 05:38:57 am »
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