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Trials and Tribulations of Mountaineering

I can’t sleep and as I toss and turn on the narrow palette at 3,500 meters altitude I dream up an article. Until now I have reported about the sunny side of mountaineering – the sweeping vistas, the sense of … Continue reading

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Mont Blanc – to summit or not to summit, that is the question!

My heart sank as I heard the news, 30cm snow fall overnight and high winds meant severe avalanche danger. The route we had planned to take over the Mont Blanc was suddenly out of the question. All week we had been … Continue reading

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