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Climbing Broad Peak: No Place for Softies

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Climbing Broad Peak: No Place for Softies

Posted: 2 months 3 weeks ago
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‘You must be climbing K2,’ purred the blonde airhostess on...

‘You must be climbing K2,’ purred the blonde airhostess on my Islamabad flight, when I let slip I was going mountaineering. I pointed out that, while I’d be staying near the so-called Savage Mountain, I was actually targeting another 8000m peak just across the Godwin-Austen Glacier - but by then she’d lost interest.

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Re: Climbing Broad Peak: No Place for Softies

Posted: 5 days 16 hours ago
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Matthew, absolutely gripping stuff! Reading your adventure pieces always pulls me right into the experience, and with this one, I really got a sense of the immense challenge and harsh beauty of climbing at that altitude. Maybe one day! Can't wait to read about your experiences in the Amazon next.

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