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"I believe that driving is more risky [than climbing]. The rock is never drunk, or on a cell-phone, or reaching into the back seat to smack a kid. Gravity is always there, of course, but it's not going 30mph at one time and driving a semi-truck at 80mph another."

- Lord Slime

Monday, November 09, 2009

Kiwi Makes Solo FA of Karim Sar

Patricia Deavoll of New Zealand made a solo first ascent of the previously attempted but unclimbed Karim Sar (6800m), Karakoram, Pakistan. During her three-day round-trip push from advanced base camp in mid-June, Deavoll climbed with partner Paul Hersey to a high camp at 5100m before continuing, alone, to the summit...

Taken from: Alpinist Magazine.

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