Randy Rabbit Ridge", Blue Mountains, Australia: An interesting look at what goes into developing a new multi-pitch sport route
First Australian on Everest summit predicts 'major, major fatality'
Greg Mortimer, one of the first two Australians to conquer Everest 35 years ago, is calling down from halfway up a sheer rock face. He got up there in about five minutes.
With fellow mountaineer Tim Macartney-Snape they did Everest the tricky northern face way without oxygen, reaching the summit on October 3, 1984.
By comparison, the sandstone west face of Upper Shipley near Blackheath in the Blue Mountains bathed in sunshine is a stroll in the park.
