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Everest the Hard Way, by Chris Bonington

Dunno what it is about Everest but I can’t get enough of it.  I think it’s because I’m such a gutless wonder when it comes to all things physical – I get vertigo standing on a chair to change a … Continue reading

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from the ridiculous to the sublime

I’ve just finished reading two very different books: T2 The Future war by S.M. Stirling, and Touching the Void by Joe Simpson. T2 is part of what I call my late night crap reading, the store of cheap and nasties … Continue reading

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