{"id":292762,"date":"2026-06-20T18:04:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T22:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/un-homme-de-calumet-conquiert-le-mont-kilimandjaro\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T18:04:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T22:04:28","slug":"un-homme-de-calumet-conquiert-le-mont-kilimandjaro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/fr\/un-homme-de-calumet-conquiert-le-mont-kilimandjaro\/","title":{"rendered":"Un homme de Calumet conquiert le mont Kilimandjaro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Martin Bertrand, un r\u00e9sident de L\u2019\u00cele-du-Grand-Calumet, fait maintenant partie des quelque centaines de milliers de personnes qui peuvent affirmer avoir gravi le mont Kilimandjaro, en Afrique.<\/p>\n<p>Situ\u00e9 en Tanzanie, le pic Uhuru, dans le parc national du Kilimandjaro, est le plus haut sommet d\u2019Afrique et l\u2019une des plus hautes montagnes ind\u00e9pendantes du monde (5\u2009895 m\u00e8tres au-dessus du niveau de la mer). M. Bertrand a atteint le sommet apr\u00e8s sept jours d\u2019ascension ext\u00e9nuants, dans des conditions souvent mouill\u00e9es ou enneig\u00e9es. THE EQUITY l\u2019a joint la semaine derni\u00e8re, apr\u00e8s l\u2019exp\u00e9dition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>M. Bertrand a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que son d\u00e9sir de gravir le Kilimandjaro remontait \u00e0 plus de 30 ans. Il avait pr\u00e9vu d\u2019escalader la montagne il y a quelques ann\u00e9es, mais la pand\u00e9mie de COVID-19 l\u2019en a emp\u00each\u00e9. Cette ann\u00e9e, il a pris un cong\u00e9 sabbatique de son poste d\u2019enseignant \u00e0 l\u2019\u00c9cole secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge (ESSC) pour enfin concr\u00e9tiser ce projet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u2009Je m\u2019estime tr\u00e8s chanceux d\u2019avoir des employeurs qui comprennent que certaines choses dans la vie m\u00e9ritent d\u2019\u00eatre poursuivies, et c\u2019en \u00e9tait une\u2009\u00bb, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Selon la r\u00e9glementation du parc tanzanien, tous les randonneurs doivent engager des guides et des porteurs locaux pour les accompagner dans leur ascension de la montagne. Cela aide de nombreux randonneurs \u00e0 s\u2019acclimater aux hautes altitudes, qui, si elles sont atteintes trop rapidement, peuvent provoquer des maux de t\u00eate, une perte d\u2019app\u00e9tit et m\u00eame des naus\u00e9es.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>M. Bertrand a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que son groupe avait fait l\u2019ascension du mont M\u00e9ru, une montagne plus petite, pour s\u2019acclimater \u00e0 l\u2019altitude avant de s\u2019attaquer \u00e0 la t\u00e2che d\u2019envergure du Kilimandjaro qui les attendait. Il a toutefois ajout\u00e9 que cette pratique leur avait permis de passer facilement les premiers camps.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u2009Lorsque nous sommes arriv\u00e9s au Kilimandjaro, nous \u00e9tions d\u00e9j\u00e0 acclimat\u00e9s \u00e0 4\u2009000 m\u00e8tres, ce qui nous a permis de faire les trois premiers camps facilement\u2009\u00bb, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00c0 partir de l\u00e0, M. Bertrand et ses compagnons de groupe ont affront\u00e9 des conditions m\u00e9t\u00e9orologiques humides. Grimpeur exp\u00e9riment\u00e9, ayant gravi le mont Aconcagua en Argentine, il a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que le Kilimandjaro n\u2019\u00e9tait pas une ascension techniquement difficile, mais il a ajout\u00e9 que la m\u00e9t\u00e9o avait rendu le voyage ardu.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u2009La saison des pluies avait d\u00e9j\u00e0 commenc\u00e9 un mois plus t\u00f4t, alors nous avons \u00e9t\u00e9 submerg\u00e9s\u2009\u00bb, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9. \u00ab\u2009Il y avait tellement d\u2019eau, ce qui signifie beaucoup plus de neige sur le Kilimandjaro. Dans l\u2019un des camps, c\u2019\u00e9tait un blanc total.\u2009\u00bb&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Il a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que l\u2019ascension finale vers le sommet avait \u00e9t\u00e9 plus longue en raison des conditions enneig\u00e9es. Quand il est arriv\u00e9 au sommet de la montagne, il ne pouvait m\u00eame pas voir la vue \u00e0 cause des nappes de neige.<\/p><div class=\"theeq-paragraph-10 theeq-entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"theeq-354661672\"><div class=\"theeq-adlabel\">Advertisement<br><\/div><div id=\"theeq-1838905084\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/lotodamedecoeur.ca?utm_source=website&#038;utm_medium=web_banner&#038;utm_campaign=3rd_edition&#038;utm_id=the_Equity_Journal&#038;utm_content=starting_march2026\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Queen of Hearts Lottery\"><img src=\"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/queen-of-hearts-banner.jpg\" alt=\"Queen of Hearts Lottery\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/queen-of-hearts-banner.jpg 600w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/queen-of-hearts-banner-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/queen-of-hearts-banner-150x50.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Son moment de triomphe final au sommet fut bref \u2014 chaque grimpeur n\u2019avait que quelques minutes pour que le suivant puisse prendre des photos \u2014, mais il a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que les \u00e9motions \u00e9taient intenses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u2009Je vous le dis, j\u2019ai juste commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 pleurer. J\u2019avais une grosse boule dans la gorge\u2009\u00bb, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9. \u00ab\u2009La premi\u00e8re chose que j\u2019ai faite a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u2019enregistrer une vid\u00e9o pour l\u2019envoyer \u00e0 ma fille, qui \u00e9tait en plein travail. Et puis j\u2019ai enregistr\u00e9 une vid\u00e9o tr\u00e8s sentimentale pour l\u2019envoyer \u00e0 mes \u00e9tudiants.\u2009\u00bb &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Le moment triomphal de M. Bertrand au sommet fut bient\u00f4t suivi d\u2019un autre, un peu plus pr\u00e8s de chez lui. Plus tard ce jour-l\u00e0, il a appris que sa fille Alix avait donn\u00e9 naissance \u00e0 un petit gar\u00e7on \u2014 le petit-fils de M. Bertrand, nomm\u00e9 \u00e0 juste titre Martin Junior.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Il a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que le nouveau petit-fils, ainsi que ses \u00e9tudiants rest\u00e9s au pays, lui avaient donn\u00e9 l\u2019\u00e9nergie de continuer lorsque l\u2019ascension est devenue difficile. En d\u00e9cembre, un contingent d\u2019\u00e9l\u00e8ves de l\u2019ESSC, dirig\u00e9 par M. Bertrand, a tent\u00e9 une marche de 24 heures \u00e0 travers le Pontiac en soutien \u00e0 Bouffe Pontiac \u2014 un groupe qui, selon lui, l\u2019a inspir\u00e9 \u00e0 se surpasser.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u2009Lorsqu\u2019ils choisissent de se lancer des d\u00e9fis, dans leur propre vie ou dans des projets fous avec moi comme la marche de 24 heures, cela me donne aussi plus d\u2019\u00e9nergie et plus d\u2019inspiration\u2009\u00bb, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>M. Bertrand a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que l\u2019exploit qui l\u2019avait impressionn\u00e9 \u00e9tait celui des porteurs des diverses entreprises d\u2019\u00e9quipement qui transportent les sacs des alpinistes. Le porteur de son groupe, par exemple, avait r\u00e9alis\u00e9 environ 400 ascensions r\u00e9ussies de la montagne, tandis que d\u2019autres porteurs plus exp\u00e9riment\u00e9s avaient 700 ou 800 sommets \u00e0 leur actif.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u2009Ils portent les pires chaussures aux pieds [ . . . ] Ces gars se prom\u00e8nent avec des chaussures de course en filet dans l\u2019eau et la boue, avec deux \u00e0 trois fois la charge que nous avions\u2009\u00bb, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bien que M. Bertrand ait reconnu que l\u2019ascension n\u2019\u00e9tait pas exigeante d\u2019un point de vue technique, il a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 qu\u2019il avait eu de la chance d\u2019atteindre le sommet, car tous ceux qui l\u2019ont tent\u00e9e ne peuvent pas en dire autant.&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"theeq-paragraph-15 theeq-entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"theeq-1151548320\"><div class=\"theeq-adlabel\">Advertisement<br><\/div><div id=\"theeq-1238931402\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/materiauxjls.ca\/en\/?utm_source=the-equity-newsletter&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=foundation-specialists&#038;utm_content=foundation-specialist\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" aria-label=\"jls-june16\"><img src=\"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/jls-june16.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/jls-june16.jpg 600w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/jls-june16-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/jls-june16-150x50.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u00ab\u2009Il y a des gens qui n\u2019y arrivent pas. M\u00eame durant ce voyage, j\u2019ai vu des gens descendre sous oxyg\u00e8ne, nous avons vu des h\u00e9licopt\u00e8res \u00e9vacuer des gens. Un membre de notre \u00e9quipe n\u2019a pas atteint le sommet. Cela comporte donc des risques\u2009\u00bb, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>M. Bertrand a maintenant compl\u00e9t\u00e9 deux des \u00ab\u2009Sept Sommets\u2009\u00bb du monde \u2014 le plus haut sommet de chaque continent. \u00c0 50 ans, il a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 qu\u2019il n\u2019\u00e9tait pas s\u00fbr de pouvoir en compl\u00e9ter beaucoup plus, mais qu\u2019il aimerait en tenter au moins quelques autres.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u2009Je ne compte pas faire les sept, mais peut-\u00eatre trois ou quatre des sept.\u2009\u00bb<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-10_Bertrand2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-284982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-10_Bertrand2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-10_Bertrand2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-10_Bertrand2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-10_Bertrand2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-10_Bertrand2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-10_Bertrand2-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">M. Bertrand a voyag\u00e9 avec un groupe d\u2019autres grimpeurs, dormant chaque nuit dans des camps comme ceux-ci. Photo : soumise par Martin Bertrand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-10_Bertrand4-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-284983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-10_Bertrand4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-10_Bertrand4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-10_Bertrand4-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-10_Bertrand4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-10_Bertrand4-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-10_Bertrand4.jpg 1718w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Le groupe a affront\u00e9 des conditions m\u00e9t\u00e9orologiques d\u00e9favorables, notamment de fortes pluies et, pr\u00e8s du sommet, des nappes de neige. Photo : soumise par Martin Bertrand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Martin Bertrand, un r\u00e9sident de L\u2019\u00cele-du-Grand-Calumet, fait maintenant partie des quelque centaines de milliers de personnes qui peuvent affirmer avoir gravi le mont Kilimandjaro, en Afrique. Situ\u00e9 en Tanzanie, le pic Uhuru, dans le parc national du Kilimandjaro, est le plus haut sommet d\u2019Afrique et l\u2019une des plus hautes montagnes ind\u00e9pendantes du monde (5\u2009895 m\u00e8tres [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":284981,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1671,1708,1710,6,1673],"tags":[1406,1441,1173,1164,2627,1567],"class_list":["post-292762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education-fr","category-fort-coulonge","category-lisle-aux-allumettes","category-news","category-youth-fr","tag-bouffe-pontiac","tag-ecole-secondaire-sieur-de-coulonge","tag-fort-coulonge","tag-isle-aux-allumettes","tag-martin-bertrand","tag-pontiac"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-10_Bertrand1-576x1024.jpg","blog_images":{"medium":"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-10_Bertrand1-169x300.jpg","large":"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-10_Bertrand1-576x1024.jpg"},"acf":[],"ams_acf":[{"key":"byline","label":"Byline","value":""},{"key":"subheading","label":"Subheading","value":""},{"key":"story_order","label":"Priority","value":"6"},{"key":"ai_level","label":"AI Level","value":"Level 0: Human-Created Only"},{"key":"photo_gallery","label":"Photo Gallery","value":false},{"key":"what_is_your_postal_code","label":"What is your postal code?","value":""},{"key":"which_media_do_you_read_or_listen_to_at_least_once_a_month","label":"Which media do you read or listen to at least once a month?","value":[]},{"key":"printed_date","label":"Printed in The Equity on","value":""},{"key":"page_number","label":"Page Number","value":[]}],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Un homme de Calumet conquiert le mont Kilimandjaro - The Equity<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/fr\/un-homme-de-calumet-conquiert-le-mont-kilimandjaro\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Un homme de Calumet conquiert le mont Kilimandjaro - The Equity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Martin Bertrand, un r\u00e9sident de L\u2019\u00cele-du-Grand-Calumet, fait maintenant partie des quelque centaines de milliers de personnes qui peuvent affirmer avoir gravi le mont Kilimandjaro, en Afrique. 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