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Epic expeditions ranging from the ceiling of the world to the frozen poles are captured in glorious photographs in Light and Shadows, an exhibition on now at the Royal Geographical Society
Aberdonian Alexander Kellas: The greatest Himalayan mountaineer of his day By Ian R Mitchell © Shutterstock / Vixit Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A century ago (June 5 1921), a man died on a bleak Tibetan plateau. He was on the First, 1921, Expedition aiming to conquer Mount Everest; indeed he was the very first “martyr” to Chomolungma (to give the mountain its proper name). That man was, at that time, r...