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This team sailed from S America on Alun Hubbard's yacht Gambo to Anvers Island, where they hoped to complete a traverse of Mt Francais (2825m) via its SE and NE ridges. A 1,000m new line on the SE fac Read more
The original plan of this strong two-man team was to climb three new routes: W Face of Kahiltna Peak West, 3,912m, NW Buttress of Denali, 6,194m and SE Face of Foraker, 5,305m. In fact they did none o Read more
This pair planned to make the first ascent of the N Face of Thunder Mountain, 3,328m, and the first ascent of the W Buttress of Mt Hunter, 4,442m. However, on the former, they were forced to retreat f Read more
In recent years there have been a number of attempts to add to the single route to the summit of Fitzroy, 3,408m, via its W Face. This duo hoped to complete the line started by a Czech team in 1982, b Read more
This optimistic team had a theory that, although obviously colder, the weather in Patagonia would be more settled in winter than in summer. Fortunately, this proved to be more or less true, and they a Read more