Rignys Bjerg 1998

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Mark Mark Bailey, 31, Expedition Leader.
Mark lived in Snowdonia for two years, where he spent most of his spare time climbing. He has previously led mountaineering expeditions to Eastern Turkey, the USA, Morocco, Norway and the Alps, but this trip will be the most ambitious to date. He works as a research engineer for Hewlett-Packard Laboratories Bristol.
Bouldering on Dartmoor
Sean Sean Franks, 33, Logistics Coordinator.
Sean has travelled all over the world and climbed in many countries, particularly in South America. He spent Christmas Day at 6200m on Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the western world. He is a construction site manager in Bristol.
Winter on Helvellyn
Ruth Ruth Love, 36, Medical Officer.
Ruth is a dentist and has trained in expedition medicine. She is married to Simon and they live in Edinburgh, giving them quick access to winter climbing in Scotland. She completed the Munros in 1995 (Munroist 1443) and regulary runs half marathons.
Descending the Pelvoux
Simon Simon Love, 36, Quartermaster.
Simon also completed the Munros in 1995 (Munroist 1444) and they have now started travelling south to the French Alps. Last year they climbed the Barre des Ecrin and the Traverse of the Pelvoux. He works for Hewlett-Packard in South Queensferry.
A summit in the Ecrins