Monthly Archives: March 2008

Ice Extravaganza – Rjukan, Norway 2008

It was 1943, imagine twenty, heavily clad heroes crawling quietly through the snow to the Heavy water plant at Rjukan. Laying explosives, they retreated to safety and then ‘BOOM’! The deadly industry was put out of action. Sixty-five years later, … Continue reading

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Aconcagua 2008

Due to the late arrival times of several flights, Smiler’s team arrived in Mendoza a little later than expected and so the plans to get permits for the mountain that afternoon, were put back to the next morning. The team … Continue reading

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