Monte Frances (2150 meters)- Darwin Range, Tierra del Fuego - December 1993
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Above: A sentinel right beside the main channel, Mt Frances was first climbed by Eric Shipton and party in 1963. Ours was to be the second ascent via a new route taking the ridge directly above a secure anchorage at Caleta Olla.

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Frank Macdermot on the ridge with the Beagle Channel and Murray Narrows below. We bivvied in a windscoop below the ridge on a glacier.
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Above and below: The summit mushroom and the last 5 metres easily climbed, which is not always the case.
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