He climbed mountains and, at 67, learnt to fly, although he said both activities frightened him.

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As a young man, he climbed mountains, flew light aircraft and is said to have enjoyed parachuting out of planes doing cartwheels.

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When the French came to Laos, they climbed the high mountains and they saw the cool of the land.

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"I've climbed most of the mountains, the trophy peaks, in the world, " he told the New York Observer in 2002.

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By 16, Mr Hempleman-Adams had won the Gold Award and trekked hundreds of miles and climbed a succession of mountains.

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In June, 60 drivers took theirs through the Rocky Mountains, where they climbed and descended steep passes, suffering setbacks no more serious than the occasional overheated radiator.

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Payne and Cousins had climbed together many times, from the mountains of North America to the tiny quarries of Lancashire.

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