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My Dad climbed with Dougal Haston
He survived. Dougal, in the end, didn’t.
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Lily Bristow, ace climber of the 1890s
Not just the top woman climber, but one of the top climbers full stop; and she took photos of it too. [1750 words, 7 mins
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Cooking the Books on Denali
The famous fake ascent of Frederick Cook. [1100 words 5 mins
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Charles Dickens climbs Carrock Fell
Carrock being a 2174ft high hill in the Lake District. Meanwhile Wilkie Collins is doing all he can to keep up ... [1200 words 5 mins
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Alexander von Humboldt climbs on Chimborazo
Me, a mountaineer? I'm only here for the barometric readings...
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Mysteries of our personalities
Boardman-Tasker part 2: Pete Boardman
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Adventures in the Alpine Style
Boardman and Tasker Part 1: Joe Tasker [1400 words, 6 mins
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Ladies in the Alps
Climbing mountains in the 1820s: an obviously masculine activity? Well, maybe not… [1600 words 7min
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Otley the Clock
and the first ascent of Sharp Edge on Blencathra [1200 words 5 mins
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Aleister Crowley, magus and mountaineer
A brief round-up on the most evil man to ever climb Kanchenjunga [1300 words, 6 mins
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John Muir's 1000-mile walk to Florida
John Muir walks across the eastern USA in 1867 [1800 words 8 mins
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My neighbour Joseph Thomson explores the Atlas
Joseph Thomson, stonemason’s son from Dumfriesshire, was the fourth most famous African explorer, and the earliest European adventurer in the Atlas…
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