"Although one is not inclined to be timid or nervous, it is nevertheless a trifle depressing to receive letters full of expostulation and entreaty: 'If you are determined to commit suicide, why not come home and do so in a quiet lady-like manner?'"
- Annie Smith Peck, 1896
Dave Turner, winner of a 2009 Lyman Spitzer Cutting-Edge Award from the AAC, soloed a major new route in Baffin Island during a 65-day expedition this spring. Turner climbed the 1,400-meter north arête and face of Broad Peak (ca 1,800m) in a remarkable lightweight, single-push effort...
posted by
at
6:04 PM
Welcome to my Web Site!
I hope to keep this thing up to date...
Have a nice day! :)
Disclaimer: We're really just in it for the belay ledges.
Taken from Alpinist #4
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Links to this post:
Create a Link
<< Home