Book Extract: Harold Raeburn - The Steps of a Giant

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Harold Raeburn's climbing achievements in the Edwardian era were as impressive as those of Murray, Patey, or MacInnes in later periods. We might even think of these greats as standing on Raeburn's shoulders, says Peter J Biggar, author of a new biography. This extract from the book hinges on his remarkable 1920 first winter ascent of Observatory Ridge, a climb that retains a bit of a reputation even a century later.

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