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| 04/01/2008 - Award for Services to Mountaineering |
| Towards the end of 2007 an odd-looking letter arrived at the ISM office. It purported to be from 10 Downing Street and bore the Royal Crest of Arms. At first we thought it was a scam or a wind-up but after the third or fourth reading it sunk in tha ....Read More |
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| 04/12/2007 - Terry Ralphs to be BMG Training Officer |
| ISM guide and director Terry Ralphs has just been voted Training Officer Elect for the British Mountain Guides. This is an important position carrying a lot of responsibility, and it shows a high degree of trust from the Guides' Association in Terry' ....Read More |
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| 16/11/2007 - Alpine Weather News - by Terry Ralphs |
| After praying in vain for a good snowfall last winter, ski resorts all over Switzerland were surprised and delighted by a massive snowfall of nearly half a metre last weekend.
Leysin itself had 40cms of snow over the weekend of 9th to 12th Novemb ....Read More |
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| 26/10/2007 - Tien Shan Expedition 2007 by Pat Littlejohn |
| Time flies. This was ISM's 14th expedition to the Tien Shan, and it was great as ever. This year we visited two virtually untouched areas, the Torugart-Too range, right beside the Torugart Pass into China, and the Western At Bashi, a very accessible ....Read More |
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| 02/06/2007 - Dolomites in May - far from the crowds, by Adrian |
| Right foot hard on the boards and our economy class Fiat Panda’s now at full tilt!
The world isn’t exactly flashing by, but it will do fine. ‘Do you think it’s got enough grunt for the Alpine passes?’ Will muttered. I looked across at him, smiled a ....Read More |
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| 11/05/2007 - 'Pat Littlejohn joins BMC team' |
| The following announcement was made recently on the British Mountaineering Council website:
"World renowned climber and Mountain Guide Pat Littlejohn took up the position of BMC Vice-President last weekend.
With 30+ years spent new routing and ....Read More |
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| 29/11/2006 - Ethiopia: More Climbs and Finds by Pat Littlejohn |
| In March this year Steve Sustad and I made another trip to explore the vast climbing potential of northern Ethiopia. In 2005 we had seen a truly amazing crack line which we hadn't been able to attempt because of a lack of big cams - this was one majo ....Read More |
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| 29/11/2006 - Winter Training - Is it the Real Deal? By Adrian |
| With sweat running down my arms and dripping off the handlebars and Massive Attack playing full blast in my ears, I think that this must be doing me some good.
An hour clicks by and my heart rate monitor beeps in tune to my legs coming to an abrupt ....Read More |
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| 26/03/2006 - 2006 Ice-Climbing round-up, by Adrian Nelhams |
| As Terry and I sat down to a steaming hot mug of coffee in Leysin's 'Place du Marché, the snow kept on falling outside, adding to the huge amount that had already fallen over the past week. Great for the ski-touring courses starting the following day ....Read More |
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| 23/01/2006 - The Urner Alps - alpine rock paradise, by Terry R |
| The Urner Alps is the region of granite peaks situated in Central Switzerland, around the Furka Pass in the south and Susten Pass in the north. The Rhone Gletscher (source of the river Rhone) is the main glacier of the area and the village of Anderma ....Read More |
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