Mountaineer, Everest adventurer Lincoln Hall dead at 56

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Mountaineer, Everest adventurer Lincoln Hall dead at 56

Postby wayno » Wed 21 Mar, 2012 12:26 pm

Mountaineer, Everest adventurer Lincoln Hall dead at 56

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-21/lincoln-hall-dies-in-sydney/3903640

Australian mountaineer Lincoln Hall has died in a Sydney hospital from mesothelioma.
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A Tribute to Lincoln Hall

Postby wayno » Wed 21 Mar, 2012 12:59 pm

A Tribute to Lincoln Hall
Below is the text of a speech delivered at the Canberra Film Festival to introduce mountaineer Lincoln Hall.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/a-tribute-to-lincoln-hall-20120321-1vjau.html
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Re: Mountaineer, Everest adventurer Lincoln Hall dead at 56

Postby anne3 » Wed 21 Mar, 2012 5:34 pm

RIP Lincoln Hall, through the words in your books I have climbed mountains.
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Re: Mountaineer, Everest adventurer Lincoln Hall dead at 56

Postby Mountain Rocket » Thu 10 May, 2012 6:22 pm

Wow... it was mesothelioma that got him in the end? What a shame. He was a true legend.
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