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On Thursday 8th August, Andy Cave, Alpine Club Vice President, received the Grand Prix of the Salon international du livre de montagne de Passy for his book Learning to Breathe, translated by Eric Vola, with the title L’Ombre et la Lumière. Away on holiday with his family, Andy Perkins stepped in to accept the award. A Personal and Historical Perspective on British Women Climbing All the Alpine 4000m Peaks. A selection of classic mixed routes Barbara climbed in the Alps between 1970 and 1995.



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