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In 1984 Geoff Birtles wrote and published an article in High magazine #18 which described some of the hardest routes of the day and speculated on things to come. In this essay, I will start with Geoff's article, and then take a closer look at some of his predictions and outline some of the challenges that remain 34 years later. This essay has been written to promote the recently published Gogarth coffee-table book: The White Cliff and is written in the same style.

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A brilliant article.

Mick

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Well that's next years wish list sorted . Having looked again at The Curse P1 I'd say there is no possibility of a DWS ascent. It would be very hard to find any water to land in.