when men were men

Hamish should have spent his time designing helmets rather than axes!

Good one.

Brilliant historic photo. Paul, if you should ever get round to writing your autobiography, this is a very strong candidate for the front cover shot.

Got to be one of the most important and significant photos in your gallery - which is already loaded with important and significant photos. Brilliant.

Yes, a super historic shot in every way. That Hamish is in focus and you are not adds to the atmosphere for me, although I am sure that Chris did not think of it at the time.
The goggles are classic - they were the cheapest and we all bought them when we first arrived in Chamonix. Not comfortable to say the least, but I guess they did the job.

Was in just as bad a predicament on this hill the year before with Morty Smith on the West Face .Caught half way up in a very bad storm.

Already mythical when I started