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On another road trip, this time leaving Europe’s #CityOfPeace possibly permanently. 
I have had two and a half years at the amazing @EU_Commission funded @HumanBrainProj, mostly helping with the effort to launch @EBRAINS_eu a research infrastructure for computational brain research which will be its legacy.
This morning as I left I visited a favourite spot near Ferney-Voltaire where Mt Blanc was fully visible for the first time in ages to say goodbye.
Happy 70th Birthday to my pop. Pete has been a vegetarian for over 40 years, and has exercised regularly his entire life. He spent many decades in @royalairforceuk Mountain Rescue, and this year, we’re hoping to crack the Matterhorn. Happy Birthday pop.
2. This photo has an interesting story. This is my pop in 1985 on Rasac (20600ft) further down the ridge from Suila Grande, in the Peruvian Andes. For those that have seen Touching the Void, dad passed Joe Simpson & Simon Yates coming off Suila Grande after their nightmare climb.
3. And this was with pop last year (69yrs old) heading up the Aguille du Midi, French Alps, at 6am after our attempt on Mont Tacul was postponed due to weather. There was a massive crevasse up to the left that we had to step over. #Chamonix
