UKC'ers will be delighted to learn that David Lama has not been invited. Fixed lines will not be used so there's no danger of lines being left behind. Excessive use of chalk will not be tolerated.
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> I took the article to be a troll.
Well my first reaction was that it was a Jack Geldard troll/piss take, but, on second thoughts, I'm not sure Mummut would be the sort of company to associate themselves with such a jest. I now have a horrible feeling it is genuine.
In reply to timmsy: I think it's just written in a tongue-in-cheek way, referring to Team Mammut's criticism for leaving crags in a chalky mess when they visited the Peak and Lama's actions on Cerro Torre. I presume anyone hoping to actually win this race won't be using ropes and won't linger anywhere long enough to leave tick marks up the VDiff cruxes...
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