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"As we unloaded packs at the parking lot, two young ladies approached us to ask if we were THE Yosemite climbers... They asked if it were true that Yosemite climbers chafe their hands on the granite to enable them to friction up vertical walls. We assured them that the preposterous myth was true."

- Chuck Pratt, 1965

Friday, November 27, 2009

Brits Climb West Wall of Fabled Dragon's Horns

Steve Beckwith and Matt Traver of Wales have climbed a new route on the Dragon's Horns, twin towers that erupt from dense jungle on the Malaysian Island of Tioman in the South China Sea.

According to local legend, the Dragon's Horns (aka Bukit Nekek Semekut) are fabled to be a Chinese princess who, flying to her prince, took a luxurious rest in the sea and transformed into these spires of rock...

Taken from: Alpinist Magazine.

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