meije. meije. meije, is it? excusez-moi.is it was the last to fall in about 1877. so, the year after that, this was done. the alps were an amazing place for the victorians because they were snow-locked and very romantic places. they'd inspired composers and poets for hundreds of years. and, at last the victorians were beginning to climb everything. the french and the italians and the british vied with themselves to conquer new peaks. and it was finally a frenchman who conquered the meije. and i think this is about that. it's about the romantic figure of the climber. and what is it about the mountains and that kind of romantic notion that appeals to you? when i was a boy i always used to go to switzerland. and my father did before me. so, we were always looking at mountains. and i used to love listening to-- i know it's sad, but i used to love listening to mahler's alpine symphony. and looking at the mountains whilst listening to it is even worse. no, it's rather charming. well, it was a romantic experience. and i saw those m