| 1997 |
Alps |
Technical
training in Chamonix |
| Sept.
1, 97 |
Trekking |
Reached
base camp, 5 400m |
| Sept.
6, 97 |
Acclimatization |
Set
up high-altitude camps |
| Oct.
22, 97 |
Return
to Montreal |
Press
conference, Dorval Airport |
| 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 |
Alps |
Technical
training in Chamonix |
| 1997 |
Argentina |
Climbed
Maipo, Andes (5 100m) |
| 1997 |
Argentina |
January
22: reached the top of the highest mountain
in the Americas, Aconcagua, Andes (6 959m) |
| 1969 |
Banff |
Bernard's
first summit: 3 000m |
| 1992 |
Ellesmere |
Glacier
climbing, world first |
| 1993 |
Magnetic
North Pole |
by ski
across the ice
Canadian first |
| 1995 |
Greenland |
Across
the ice cap
Canadian First |
| 1996 |
Antarctica |
Skied
to the South Pole--
1 500km with no outside assistance |
