‚From the moment I watched a documentary of Chris Bonington and Tom Patey
\nclimb the perpendicular flanks of the Old Man of Hoy I knew that my life would
\nnot be complete until I had followed in their footholds. That was in 1983 when
\nI was thirteen. Within months I was tackling my first crags and dreaming of
\nstanding atop Europe’s tallest sea stack with the Atlantic pounding 450 feet
\nbelow.<\/p>\n
Those dreams went dark at nineteen when I learned I was going blind. I hung up
\nmy harness for twenty years and tried to ignore the twinge of desire I felt
\nevery time The Old Man appeared on TV.‘<\/p>\n
Middle aged, by now a family man, crime novelist and occasional radio
\npersonality, Red Szell’s life nonetheless felt incomplete. He was still
\nclimbing, but only indoors until he shared his old, unforgotten, dream with
\nhis buddies, Matthew and Andres, and it became obvious that an attempt had to
\nbe made. With the help of mountain guides Martin Moran and Nick Carter, and
\nadventure cameraman Keith Partridge, supported by family and an ever growing
\nfollowing, Red set out to confront the Orcadian giant.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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