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Alan Rouse blue plaque

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This blue commemorative plaque records: Alan Rouse 1951-1986 mountaineer, first British climber to summit K2 learnt to climb at The Breck in 1968 Recorded plaque organisation: Friends of the Breck.
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Alan Rouse was a notable British mountaineer, remembered for being the first British climber to successfully summit K2, one of the world's most challenging mountains.

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