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The mountaineer's uniform of today, with its lightweight, high-tech materials to keep a climber warm and dry, has evolved dramatically from early climbing garb - a Norfolk jacket, waistcoat and knickerbockers.

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A global stress test for freedom of expression

One of democracy’s fundamental pillars is under attack and under scruntiny across the world.

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