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September 2011

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September 2011

Mt Everest, where Frank Smythe offered cake to his companion, before realising he was alone. Photo: Shaun Barnett
The human mind is an amazing organ – it can be your best friend; or your worst enemy. Nowhere is that more starkly realised than in the outdoors and with the strange phenomenon known as ‘The Third Man’. In times of extreme duress – where death more often than not seems the only possible outcome […]
Alistair Hall

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