In reply to Alun:
agree, Bonatti - inspirational - the Ueli Steck of his time
Andy Cave - I`m from a similar background
Fiva & the books of Boardman or Tasker & are well worth a read.
I enjoyed Andy Greig`s 1st book.
Chris Bonnington `I chose to climb` made me appreciate just what he had acheived.
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