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Houlding Profiled In Observer

Rising rock star hits the media big time


Posted: 10 July 2001
by Jon

Just in case you didn't get this weekend's Observer with its excellent Observer Sports Monthly sports magazine, here's a link to Ed Douglas's excellent profile of burning young Berghaus-sponsored rock climber Leo Houlding.

Apparently Leo upset a few French skiiers by slack-lining - basically tight rope walking on a not very tight rope - along the safety rope running down the knife-edge arete from the Aiguille de Midi telepherique. Bonkers...

Click here to read the full profile on the Observer web site.


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