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DC-2 Photo Gallery

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Gregory

When I started researching and writing China’s Wings, I expected the world famous DC-3 to be my favorite airplane in the story, and a read a stack of books lauding its excellence. But the deeper I delved into the story, … Continue reading →

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J. Jay Brooks in Patagonia in black & white

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Gregory

These pictures come from the roll of black & white film I took to Patagonia as an experiment when J. Jay Brooks and I tried to climb a route on the west face of Aguja Saint Exupery, an adventure described … Continue reading →

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Charlie Fowler in Patagonia

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Gregory

Last week’s post of photos of Jim Donini in Patagonia and Alaska got me thinking of the other great people with whom I climbed during my Enduring Patagonia years:  Alex Hall, J. Jay Brooks, Stefan Hiermaier, Stefan Siegrist, David Fasel, … Continue reading →

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Jim Donini in Patagonia and Alaska

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Gregory

From the Enduring Patagonia years, here’s a run of pictures of one of the best friends and climbing partners I’ve ever had. (Still have, on both counts, thank God, which is no small accomplishment, from several perspectives.) Damn, we’ve had … Continue reading →

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Enduring Patagonia on Pinterest

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Gregory

I’m collecting the images I’ve been posting and some others onto the Enduring Patagonia Pinterest board . I’d be psyched if you’d follow the board and share around the photos you enjoy. Some of ‘em are pretty spectacular.   China’s … Continue reading →

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Enduring Patgonia pics 5 — A Fine Piece

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Gregory

A few Enduring Patagonia photos related to Jim and I making the first ascent of A Fine Piece on the West Pillar of Cerro Pollone… which was a damn fine climb…. I’m also pleased with the story that Alison Osius … Continue reading →

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Photos of some of the airline’s Chinese personnel, late 1940s

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Gregory

Jason Chou, son of CNAC co-pilot Bing Zhou, passed along these photos. After completing college in Kunming, Bing Zhou joined the China National Aviation Corporation in 1944, and he flew more than 130 Hump trips before the war ended. He … Continue reading →

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Good news from Patagonia, and more pics from Enduring Patagonia

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Gregory

I just saw the news on the Rock & Ice website that Kate Rutherford and Madaleine Sorkin have climbed the route Mate, y Porro, y Todo lo Demas on the north pillar of Fitzroy, in Patagonia. Well done! That’s a … Continue reading →

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Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh with the plane they took to China

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Gregory

This morning, I stumbled across an interesting photo of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh and the Sirius flying boat they used on their famous survey flight to China in 1931 here, at the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum’s website. … Continue reading →

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Enduring Patagonia photos 3

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Gregory

And here comes another quartet of photos from my Enduring Patagonia years… A minor epic in the Col of Patience

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