Dougal Taverner is a British Guide living in Chamonix, France, and is a talented and very well-rounded climber, having onsighted up to E7 in North Wales, redpointed up to 8b+/c, climbed hard mixed first ascents, big mountain routes and ski descents.
UKC Chief Editor, Jack Geldard found out a little more about Dougal's history and motivations...
Definitely not the Panoramix roof on the Capucin (I think that is what is meant) because you can see the Tacul in the background. Unless there's another roof crack on the Midi, that is Ma Dalton.
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Fri Night Vid Finding Focus - Life Behind The Lens of a Climbing Photographer
This week's Friday Night Video is a portrait of a prolific climbing photographer from Wedge Climbing. Sam Pratt is well known in both the outdoor and competition scene but if you haven't heard of him, you've likely seen...