Nightmare at 20,000ft for Climber Steve
Sentinel, The; Stoke-on-Trent (UK) › August 05, 2007
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A Mountaineer whose left leg was amputated after he plunged 1,100 feet down an ice ravine has made a miraculous recovery and is back climbing again.
Steve Ball lost the fingers and thumb of his right hand and part of his left hand, right foot and nose to severe frostbite after his accident on Mount McKinley, in Alaska, in 1999.See the full content of this document
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Nightmare at 20,000ft for Climber Steve
The 50-year-old, who moved from Tittensor to Penrith, in Cumbria, four years ago, was trying to descend the slopes to summon a rescue party for two fellow climbers stranded near the summit. Their attempt to sc...
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