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The Bold Free Solo Climber You’ve Never Heard Of
And one of the most epic solo days ever accomplished in the Dolomites, with a record from the 1960s that stands to this day
On Aug. 24, 1961, 23-year-old Belgian climber Claude Barbier set out before dawn in the Dolomites with an ambitious plan: climb all five north faces of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo in a single day, alone. He started up the Cassin route on Cima Ovest at 5... [1447 chars]
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