In reply to Tom Last:
> ...nevertheless this is mind blowing stuff and probably of interest to some.
Flamin' Norah!
'On the last pitch he found a one-meter deep layer of rime, and it got quite windy, so he decided to retreat.'
I bet it did indeed get 'quite windy'. This dude seems like the all time master of understatement. And the ascent (and yes, sure, he didn't quite finish) seems like death on a very sharp stick.
Am blown away that characters with such huge cojones exist. Massive respect.
Glad he got back down OK.
Mick