I'm an IT Manager based in the UK, undertake freelance web projects, mountain sports and am a husband & a father. Here I blog about web apps, all things Apple & life in general. I also highlight my posts & status updates from around the web.
Well it’s been a while - we’ve just been so busy enjoying ‘not working’ that we haven’t had much time for updating our site!
We had a good week with John and Leigh, if a little troubled by the weather
I managed my first 4,000m peak, the Allalinhorn, with John, although unfortunately Giles and Leigh were forced to turn back and wait for us to finish as Giles was not well. (Therefore no photos of that one as I was too knackered to carry my camera and have yet to nab some photos from John).
A few days later we regrouped and all managed to get to the summit of Weismeiss, pictures below…
We said goodbye to John and Leigh, and we returned to Chamonix. Unfortunately the next 5 days saw us valley ridden with bad colds and then bad weather We eventually got fed up waiting for the weather to improve, so we found some valley cragging, and ventured out on to the Mer de Glace in the cloud for some ice climbing.
Finally the good weather arrived, and we headed up the Aiguille du Midi, to attempt the Midi-Plan traverse. Awesome views, the route not completed, but one hell of an adventure! Best save the details to be told over a pint some time
Needless to say we’ll be back next year to finish it off…
One week to go, and with the weather set good we’re planning to stay in Chamonix and make the most of it.…
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Hi, my name is Giles Thurston and this is my personal site.
I'm based in Ely, the second smallest city in the UK just north of Cambridge. I have over 15 years commercial software development experience, spending the first few years as an application developer before moving into web development and consultancy. I've led teams, managed multi million pound contracts and have a number of years of business development experience. My day job these days tends to focus on IT management and in particular Business Development but I keep my hand in by undertaking personal web development and design projects.
In 2008, after 16 years using Windows based PC's, I made the switch to a Mac and boy was it worth it! Although I continue to use PC's on a day to day basis, my personal preference is always to go with Apple products and I hope to blog about my experiences as a switcher here on this site, with various hints and tips which may be of use to anybody following me over the fence from Windows
Away from software development and technology, I am a husband to Leanne and father to Arlo James, who joined our family in April 2009. I'm a keen sportsman and enjoy a variety of mountain sports, including mountaineering, climbing (rock & ice) and mountain biking. I've recently got back into running and am hoping to do my first triathlon in 2010.
On this site I hope to blog about web apps, all things Apple & life in general. I also highlight my various posts, links & latest twitter updates from around the web.
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I have officially reached Inbox Zero on my work email account, first time in six months. Dead chuffed, now just to ensure it stays that way!
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