23/03/2025
Norwich, GB 7 C
Researching and reporting on the lives of some really interesting people (RIP)

SYLVAIN SAUDAN, aged 87

An extreme skier, he completed 23 first descents of mountains, invented a new sport and skiing style and broke world records and cheated death on two occasions.

GERTRUDE WRIGHT, aged 99

A proficient linguist, she survived the bombing of her home city, fled from the Red Army, became a translator and teacher and built a school in the Himalayas.