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Dartmouth Young Officers Battle Severe Weather During Mont Blanc Ascent
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Six officer Cadets have returned safely after undertaking a nerve jangling and
highly demanding bid to summit Western Europe?s highest peak.
Dartmouth, England, September 11, 2009 -- Six officer Cadets have returned safely
after...
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Six officer Cadets have returned safely after undertaking a nerve jangling and
highly demanding bid to summit Western Europe?s highest peak.
Dartmouth, England, September 11, 2009 -- Six officer Cadets have returned safely
after undertaking a nerve jangling and highly demanding bid to summit Western
Europe?s highest peak.
Standing over 15 000 feet in the French Alps, Mont Blanc is prone to highly
changeable weather conditions which can deteriorate rapidly.
It also presents
considerable objective dangers such as constant rock fall and narrow ridges where
the effects of strong winds can have a disastrous impact.
As such Mt Blanc presents
a formidable challenge for both seasoned and inexperienced climbers alike and it
proved no easy objective for a recent Britannia Royal Naval College Expedition
named, ?Sea to the Summit?.
Expedition Leader, Lieutenant Commander Paul Hart, said, ?Expeditions of this type
provide our people with an exceptional opportunity to develop the leadership
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