FIRST ON THE CONTINENTS
27 November, 10.30am - 9.00pm at the Royal Geographical Society, London SW7 2AR
Celebrating Significant Climbs across the Seven Continents. Seven legendary climbers gather in the UK in November for First on the Continents, hosted by
Sir Chris Bonington, to celebrate the challenge of making first ascents on each of the world's seven great land masses.
Featured climbs include
Simone Moro's 8000m first winter ascents,
Alex Huber's solo free ascent of Cima Grande, Andy Kirkpatrick's new route on Ulvetanna and Simon Yates' infamous 'Touching the Void' epic on Siula Grande. In aid Community Action Nepal www.canepal.org.uk 01768 484842.
Tickets: available from our ticket agent www.portersprogressuk.org (click on events)