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The E Pillar of the Broken Tooth, 2,749m, bears a striking resemblance to the Bonatti Pillar on the Petit Dru, so it was an attractive target for these climbers. Unfortunately, although the weather in Read more
In 1906 the American explorer Dr Frederick Cook returned from Alaska claiming to have made the first ascent of the highest point on the continent, ie Mt McKinley (or Denali), 6,194m, with a photograph Read more
The main glacier basin of the Cathedral Mountains in the very remote western fringe of Central Alaska is unnamed and virtually unvisited, so it offered plenty of scope for this strong team to make fir 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
It is unusual to aim for two contrasting climbs during the same expedition, but that was the aim of this team, two members of which had already achieved some impressive big-wall climbing in Peru and C Read more