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Aoraki In A Day
I was stricken by the infamous “Khumbu Cough”. At 7200m on Makalu, late in the day at the top of our fixed ropes, I doubled over in another convulsing fit, coughing so hard I felt I was about to vomit. I was developing symptoms of high-altitude pulmo
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Spirit Mountain
I find it apt that a mountain that has made me look deep into my spirit, is named Manaslu. The word Manaslu is derived from Sanskrit and means “mountain of the spirit”. Reaching her true summit without using supplemental oxygen after two “failed” att
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Seven Years On Hump Of Trouble
In 2008 I wrote a message to a friend, who had just completed a mega long-term climbing project. I said how inspired I was and that one day I wanted to find my own mega project that could beat me up, throw me around and I could really sink my teeth i

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