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A tiny climber at the end of a rope, on very steep ice terrain.

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Kobusch in winter dawn suit on a rocky section of Everest.

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b/w portrait of Gunter Oskar Dyhrenfurth

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climber on brittle rock

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Gangapurna from Thorang-Phedi.

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