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NEWS: Phil Packer Starts up El Cap

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 UKC News 08 Jun 2009
[Phil Packer - El Cap, 2 kb]Major Phil Packer has started his attempt at El Cap accompanied by Andy Kirkpatrick, Paul Tattersall, Ian Parnell and Ben Pritchard.
Packer is a paraplegic who suffered a spinal injury whilst serving his country on operations in Iraq in February 2008. He has since gone on to complete various...

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=47802
 Enty 08 Jun 2009
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Good luck Phil! Does it involve 5000 pull ups or something?
What was the name of the Yosemite Park Ranger who did this back in the 80's?

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 Enty 08 Jun 2009
In reply to UKC News:

just read the item - 4000+ pull ups!!

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 sasmojo 08 Jun 2009
In reply to UKC News: Bloody amazing, good luck Phil and with those climbing partners he will have a good laugh as well.

Good luck guys!
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Phil is on twitter at http://twitter.com/PhilPacker
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Good luck, Phil. Sounds like you're well over half way now, with the summit getting ever closer. Loads of people gunning for you.
 Stig 09 Jun 2009
In reply to Gordon Stainforth: Yes they were on pitch 7/8 last I heard (around 5pm local time). I think Paul or Andy were leading until 3am last night, we certainly saw their torches when we were coming off the Nose at around 11pm.

Thoroughly nice guy too.

The weather is pretty rubbish here at the moment.
 'Hilda' 09 Jun 2009
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ITN news report can be seen here

http://itn.co.uk/d959748cdfd06ecdea3b670e97b03b21.html
 Andy Hardy 09 Jun 2009
In reply to Gordon Stainforth:
> ... Loads of people gunning for you.

I imagine he's had enough of that!

Good effort though.
In reply to UKC News: TV News reports he's managed to get to the top - well done that bloke!

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