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News updated 24,May,2004. British mountaineer Alan Hinkes has announced that his next Challenge 8000 expedition will be to climb Dhaulagiri (8,167m), the seventh highest mountain in the world. Alan will be flying out to the Himalaya at the end of March and hopes to reach the summit during May. ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Mountain fire still blazing South Wales Fire Service say they believe fires on a mountainside in the Gwent Valleys were started deliberately. Up to 70 firefighters spent the night battling a large grass fire over two square miles on the Blorenge mountain near Blaenavon. Around 50 firefighters are still at the scene and they say the blaze is not under control. Gwent Police closed a road on Sunday night after the outbreak. The A4042 between Llanover and the Pottery pub at Blaenavon was shut for more than eight hours. The road was reopened at 0710 BST on Monday bit there were three further outbreaks of fire at approximately 0830 BST. Sergeant Gareth Thomas said: "We are always happy to support the fire service whenever we can. Officers will be visiting the site throughout the day and keeping a close eye on the situation." The force's air support unit will also increase patrols in and around the area in an effort to identify any potential offenders. Sgt Thomas said if the offenders were caught they could expect to be dealt with "swiftly and severely."------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seven summit joy for Scots woman A Saltire has been planted on top of Mount Everest by the 51-year-old who is believed to be the oldest woman from the UK to conquer the peak. THE SEVEN SUMMITS June 1997 - Elbrus, Europe September 1997 - Mt Kilimanjaro, Africa December 1998 - Mt Aconcagua, South America December 1999 - Vinson Massif, Antarctica May 2000 - Mt McKinley, North America August 2001 - Carstenz Pyramid, Australasia May 2004 - Mt Everest, Asia ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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