In reply to Jon Bracey:
Both physically and mentally, an incredible feat, even more so given the circumstances.
I read the Martin Moran book quite a few years ago, so this was the first thing that came to my mind, what I hadn't quite pieced together was that their trip was pre "official" list. Out of curiosity, on their timings, is there any rough indication of the time needed for the extra summits to get into the "official" list?
This and the recent Mirror Wall news piece seem to lack some context. In the case of the Mirror Wall story, someone posted a link to planetmountain with two previous routes on "the unclimbed face" (although I realise the debate is, were these on the "side of the face"?), surely worthy of note in a news report? Lindsay Griffin is always very good at putting the reported news story into context, listing the history leading up to the reported ascent. This makes it enjoyable to read and helps the reader understand the significance of the achievement.
Swiss mountaineer Ueli Steck has completed his 82 Summits Challenge - in which he climbed all 82 peaks over 4,000m in the Alps in just 80 days, using only muscle power to travel between mountains. The challenge took Ueli and his climbing partners through Switzerland, Italy and France and included over 1,000km of cycling and 100,000m of altitude.
