Ok, no worries! I completely agree on knowing the climbing partner, I'm actually very selective myself!
My post was of general interest to understand what is Lausanne like in terms of climbing atmosphere: I don't pretend it to be like Chamonix, but hopefully it's better then London.
I'm sure you all agree that a Forum it's still a tiny bit too virtual to expect to know each other properly: pls don't misunderstand, it's very useful and nice, but still ....
Anyway, if an introduction is needed, here it's a brief one, so we are all happy.
I'm italian (woman, 30 years old), but I lived in London, which I know consider home, for the last 6 years. Somehow my passion for the Mountains made me decide that, instead of struggling to spend all my holidays ( winter and summer) in the Alps, it would have been a good idea to try to combine life-leasure + work. I'm an architect, which in London means: forget about having a proper life balance. So here's the decision to Move to Switzerland, at least for a while.
I've been up the mountains since I was little, when I used to spend my holidays on the Dolomites, which I deeply love and still go to every year...I have to!
Trekking and Via Ferrata have been what I started off with. The attraction for the big mountains was too strong though....
Unfortunately moving to England didn't help to keep up the passion a bit of lack of verticality...the real verticality I mean). I managed to squeeze some mountaineering in: Mont Blanc, Aiguille de Rochefort, Aiguille d'entreve, Aiguille Verte, others....some rock climbs : Dent du Geant, some on the Aiguille Rouges + Peak District / Forest of Dean / Wye Valley / Dolomites and a trip to Nepal; I loved getting to EBC and Kala Pattar, but I'm desperate to go back for a proper technical climb, hopefully within the next 12-18 months.
Currently I'm more confident mountaineer than rock climber unfortunately and I'm determined to push this side. Trad E1(2), Sport VI sh. To be honest I understand that people is keen on the grades, but I personally think that it's quite silly...it should not be a matter of a number, not if you're a real climber. I believe that the passion and the focus are what drive you. Many times I've climbed, without knowing it at the time, routes of a much higher grade just because I was super motivated and enthusiastic. Others I would't be able to climb a simple route for the opposite reason: which is why I go indoor, because it's necessary, although I tend to climb much worst because I feel restricted by "colours" and people who go there instead of training on a treadmill.
I'll try to get a car while in Lausanne, but as a start I will have to live with Public Transport and my bike. The idea is to go to a close by climbing centre or outdoor boulders a few times during the week and then going further away the week end for some nice routes. Now, I cannot predict the future and it might well be that I won't manage to, but I'll try. During the summer I'll ty to travel often to Chamonix / Zermatt I hope: I would like to squeeze some routes / summits which I've had in my head for a while.
I hope this is enough to satisfy any curiosity and/or doubts.
Thanks for the advices.
G