With the conviction of a real visionary, a redoubtable moral and a strength of character, he had to be particularly tenacious in a confrontation with major forest industrialists to protect the tourist circuit and the quality of its environment. At the expense of unfailing perseverance, he succeeded in entering into negociations with these industrialists, however, he had to compromise enormously: destruction of camps, reconstruction elsewhere, detour of the trail on several kilometres, revised roadsigns, to be on neighbourly terms with them. He thus earned everyone's respect and esteem in the tourist and outdoor field. Return to history