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British mountain climber leaves his mark on the world
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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1202276/British-free-climber-plunges-130ft-death-attempting-scale-glacier-safety-rope.html"><H1>British free climber plunges 130ft to his death after attempting to scale Alps glacier with no safety rope<BR /></H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1202276/British-free-climber-plunges-130ft-death-attempting-scale-glacier-safety-rope.html"><P>The 44-year-old man who was not wearing a protective helmet, is thought to have died instantly while scaling the 12,000ft Milieu glacier near Western Europe's highest peak, Mont Blanc. <BR /></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1202276/British-free-climber-plunges-130ft-death-attempting-scale-glacier-safety-rope.html"><P>He was reported missing by friends when he did not return from a solo climbing expedition on Friday evening.</P><DIV class="clear"> </DIV><DIV class="thinCenter"> <IMG width="468" height="309" class="blkBorder" alt="Haven: The French Alps is a huge draw for activity holidays, including climbing and cycling" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/07/26/article-1202276-02F1E7990000044D-714_468x309.jpg" /></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1202276/British-free-climber-plunges-130ft-death-attempting-scale-glacier-safety-rope.html"><P>His lifeless body was was found in a ravine by helicopter rescue team on Saturday morning.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1202276/British-free-climber-plunges-130ft-death-attempting-scale-glacier-safety-rope.html"><P>The man, who died of multiple injuries, could not be identified until his family had been informed, Alpine gendarmerie chief Regis Lavergne said.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; 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