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May 2011

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Australian climber and award winning author Greg Child is the headline act at the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival Greg Child’s reputation stands out in the climbing world like the mountain peaks he has conquered. Among a string of achievements is his climb of K2’s North Ridge (8611m) without supplementary oxygen and Everest’s North Ridge […]

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