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NEWS/VIDEO: Huber: 3 Dolomite Summits and 2 BASE Jumps

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 Michael Ryan 26 Oct 2008
Thomas Huber has climbed three summits in Italy's Dolomites, the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, and B.A.S.E. jumped off two of them in a single day.

On Thursday, August 14, 2008, the famed German speed climber and adventurer began his tri-summit/jump quest at 10:30 pm. In the dark, and after some headlamp t...

Read and see more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/older.html?month=10&year=2008#n45404
 jimtitt 26 Oct 2008
In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:
Perhaps you could tell Luke Laeser that 10.30pm to 2pm is not "in one day".
 UKB Shark 26 Oct 2008
In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

I think the photo on my gallery is a bit better

http://www.ukclimbing.com/images/dbpage.php?id=72778
 ericinbristol  UKC Supporter 26 Oct 2008
In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

Impressive climbing achievement

.... but you can once again expect to be taken to task re your apostrophe catastrophe
 Ryan J 27 Oct 2008
In reply to jimtitt: "in one day" usually means withing a 24 hour period instead of between 12am and 12am
 Hardonicus 27 Oct 2008
In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com: Your report only seems to mention 2 towers, Cime Ovest and Cime Grande?
OP Michael Ryan 27 Oct 2008
In reply to Hardonicus:
> (In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com) Your report only seems to mention 2 towers, Cime Ovest and Cime Grande?

Oct 26: Huber: Three Dolomite Summits and Two BASE Jumps
by Luke Laeser

Thomas Huber has climbed three summits in Italy's Dolomites, the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, and B.A.S.E. jumped o...........

Read the full report by Luke Laeser at Climbing.com

http://climbing.com/news/hotflashes/three_dolomites_summits_and_two_base_jumps/

 GDes 28 Oct 2008
What routes did he climb on each tower? Was it just a case of legging it up the easy routes or was it a link up of some of the harder ones?
 Stone Muppet 29 Oct 2008
My thoughts exactly - an impressive achievement, but which routes? Or does base jumping reduce you to a Keanu-Reeves-esque level of idiocy where it doesn't even matter? It doesn't say on his site either... duuuuude!
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