From 9f9a52491233db53028347001bdbad4e4b151952 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: olly Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 22:25:30 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] [svn r6956] Updated photo of QM to say it's been pushed and is Mission Impossible. --- smkridge/40/l/c04003.htm | 12 ++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/smkridge/40/l/c04003.htm b/smkridge/40/l/c04003.htm index 31a327395..e9e9d0618 100644 --- a/smkridge/40/l/c04003.htm +++ b/smkridge/40/l/c04003.htm @@ -16,9 +16,17 @@ of vertical ice in late summer, but would apparently be much easier earlier in the season, before the ice had eroded this much. When seen in May 2000, the angle was much easier, more like 60 or 70° rather than vertical. The lead was not tackled on Expo 1999, as there seemed more promising things -available. However, as more is explored and some geological information has -become available, it looks increasingly as though this climb would be worth +available. However, as more was explored and some geological information +became available, it looks increasingly as though this climb would be worth tackling. +

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+The climb was pushed in 2000 by Olly Betts. The ice was in similar poor +condition to the photo, so he bolted up the rock to the side, and discovered +the Mission Impossible series, which came to within less than 40m of +Steinschlagschacht without a connection being found. +


Photo © Andy Atkinson, 1999