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Guide to placing carrot bolts :) 7-Jul-2013 At 7:44:18 PM CL

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On 22/05/2013 kieranl wrote:
>On 20/05/2013 Benjenga wrote:
>>South Africa now that somewhere I want to climb.... Not.
>>
>Why not? I haven't got there yet but it's been on my list for 30+ years.
>Brilliant trad and sport and complex, even dangerous society.
>Hung out with a bunch of south africans in Chamonix in 83, including Ed
>February, Chris Lomax, Greg Lacey. Greg was dodging callup to the army,
>Ed was there because they'd twisted the rules to get him on the trip. Good
>people with wild tales.

>
>This isn't South Africa. It's Greg Lacey (climbing) and Chris Lomax at
>an 11th (i think) century castle near Finale Ligure (Italy) in 1983. Laura
>O'Brien(US) obscured in background. Greg died a couple of weeks later while
>descending after an ascent of Les Droites.

Ha Ha thats real funny to see that picture .Greg and I had come of the Freney Pillar on Mont Blanc after climbing for week in really crap weather . We were enjoying the Italian sunshine. South Africa rocks for climbing and if you havent been here yet ,you need to get on it .Good cheap climbing trip.