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Although he counted Washburn as a friend, Roberts doesn’t gloss over lessthanglorious episodes: A broken engagement, a son’s criminal conviction, and a personal rift that led to Washburn’s absence from the American expeditions to K2 in 1938 and 1953. Washburn climbed boldly but wasn’t given to outrageous behavior, and in this telling he replica Rolex Ladies watches comes across as a Jimmy Stewartofthemountains, a standup family man who embraced adventure and lived life decently and well. —BRUCE BARCOTTFor an exclusive gallery of Washburn photographs from our September 2005 issue click here.

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