Fri Night Vid Le Toit de Ben - Quebec 1958
This week's Friday Night Video whisks us back to Val-David, Quebec, in the Autumn of 1958. Two daring young climbers embark on the ascent of a route that seemed unattainable, resembling a roof suspended in the air, defying all the conventions o...
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tl;dw the "British outdoor adventurer" didn't manage to "conquer" the "most iconic mountain in the world" despite "building her upper body strength", "training in an oxygen tent", and wanting to follow in the footsteps of the "first female to conquer it".
Actually, why on earth would you train in an oxygen tent for a lower oxygen environment?
Are you a 19th century Victorian woman?
Mammut's doing really well on here recently; this jaw-dropping adventure was a fitting follow-up to the news about the incredible Climbax.