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"I had the unique experience the next day: placing sixteen bolts in a row. It was just blank and there was no way around. But it was a route worth bolting for, and after a time I began to take an almost perverse joy in it, or at least in doing a good job."

- Royal Robbins, Tis-sa-ack ascent, 1970

Friday, December 04, 2009

Dutchmen Rack Up Virgin Summits in Greenland

This August, four Dutch climbers established basecamp on the Ren Land peninsula of Greenland with hopes of climbing new routes, particularly an alpine-style ascent of The Cenotaph and a big-wall ascent of Shark Tooth, both unclimbed. Though impassable rivers kept them from Shark Tooth, the team established numerous lines throughout the region and nabbed what they believe to be three virgin summits: The Cenotaph, McDonnell Peak and Small Lion...

Taken from: Alpinist Magazine.

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