Gary Ball dating history

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O B I T U A R Y ::: ''Gary Ball was the raconteur - the grinning bloke with a sharp tongue and a glint in his eye. He was someone with an innate ability to break down people's barriers and soon have them in fits of laughter - and usually at their own expense! He sported long blonde hair and oftentimes a bushy beard causing people to pigeonhole him as some sort of hippy yet were soon taken aback by his quick wit and private school intellectualism. Gary’s profession as mountain guide and his passion for travel led him to climb extensively around the globe. His roving was usually funded by his work as a safety specialist for Italian scientists on their Antarctic geological programmes each summer. He would recall that the highlight of his time in Antarctica included two weeks making first ascents with climbing legend Walter Bonatti in the Royal Society range. Later Gary was to climb in Scotland, Europe, Indonesia, Argentina, Kashmir, Patagonia and Tibet with Himalayan expeditions to Kanchenjunga, K2 and Everest''.