Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 295William Blackwood, 1964 |
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Page 98
... Walker Spur is regarded , in climbing circles , as a reasonably sane and very notable achievement . A notable achievement . Perhaps this is a pointer when one looks for the reason why men climb , not only mountains , but north faces ...
... Walker Spur is regarded , in climbing circles , as a reasonably sane and very notable achievement . A notable achievement . Perhaps this is a pointer when one looks for the reason why men climb , not only mountains , but north faces ...
Page 102
... Walker Spur - was to start the climb in the late afternoon , and go a short way up before bivouacking on a ledge for the night . Then , if the weather was threatening in the morning , we could retreat fairly easily . If it was fine , a ...
... Walker Spur - was to start the climb in the late afternoon , and go a short way up before bivouacking on a ledge for the night . Then , if the weather was threatening in the morning , we could retreat fairly easily . If it was fine , a ...
Page 103
... Walker Spur . Realising that they would be useful people to talk to , we ran to intercept them , and caught them up after they had turned off the glacier and climbed the hillside to the ruins of the Leschaux hut , a French Alpine Club ...
... Walker Spur . Realising that they would be useful people to talk to , we ran to intercept them , and caught them up after they had turned off the glacier and climbed the hillside to the ruins of the Leschaux hut , a French Alpine Club ...
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JANUARY 1964 | 1 |
SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY TO DARTMOOR | 17 |
A DOGS LIFE | 24 |
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