Testimonies from Bernard Amy, researcher and mountaineer, and Jean-Louis and Odette Bernezat, mountain guides and Saharan guides
Testimonies from Bernard Amy, researcher and mountaineer, and Jean-Louis and Odette Bernezat, mountain guides and Saharan guides
All those who knew and worked with Jean-Raymond Abrial will always remember his profound humanity in human contact, his capacity for empathy, and even social charm. Those he encountered in the field of IT will, of course, attest to this. But his international scientific reputation should not obscure his remarkable skills in his other fields of activity, particularly in climbing, mountaineering, and exploring the world's mountains.
As a mountaineer, he completed numerous major climbs in European massifs. But he also made his mark in some more distant massifs. His participation in several magnificent first ascents in the Cilo Dag mountains in Turkish Kurdistan is now part of the history of this massif.
This mountaineering expedition was to be followed by others in Alaska, South America, and Oman. Later, as part of the Bernezat camel treks, he discovered a new passion: the desert and its Hoggar Mountains.
There too, he was able to demonstrate his climbing skills while proving himself a Saharan of stature in historic crossings. His Saharan friends particularly remember a particularly grueling Tamanrasset-Djanet camel trek during which he tirelessly provided physical and mental assistance to the Tuareg guides in accompanying the body of one of the group members who had died en route.
Jean-Raymond: a computer genius (1), a talented mountaineer, a tenacious and equally talented explorer, and above all, a precious friend, steadfast in his loyalty and support.
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Amy
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Louis_Bernezat
(1) At the time when Jean-Raymond in Grenoble, after creating Socrate, was beginning to develop his idea of Z, I was working in a small team led by Professor Louis Bolliet on program proofs. But we hadn't taken the same step as JR. We were still downstream of the program, whereas JR had understood that we had to position ourselves upstream. (Bernard Amy)
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