"Since 1977 all my climbing has been done during my holidays."

So you think you're the only one dedicated enough to drive 1 000 km single trip for a weekend climb? Well, Mick Fowler got that going for 11 consecutive weeks, without getting fired.

Maybe he'll tell you how. You will have a chance to meet him in Göteborg on November 27, Stockholm on November 28, 2009.

Sometimes you may find that attractive new route without having to drive forever.

"The Daily Telegraph also reported on my first ascent of a 65ft ice streak created by a leaking toilet outflow at St. Pancras station in the heart of London."

Sometimes, though,  you need to go farther. Kristoffer Szilas is about to leave for Sichuan, where Mick Fowler climbed Siguniang north west Face with Paul Ramsden in 2002 (awarded Piolet d'Or and Climbing Magazine's Golden Piton).

Mick Fowler returned the next year for an attempt on the north face of Mt. Grosvenor together with Andy Cave.


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