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| Second British climber identified | Second British climber identified |
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| The second British man who died in an ice-climbing accident in the French Alps, alongside record-breaking climber Rob Gauntlett, has been named. | The second British man who died in an ice-climbing accident in the French Alps, alongside record-breaking climber Rob Gauntlett, has been named. |
| The Foreign Office identified him as James Atkinson, 21, from Sussex. | The Foreign Office identified him as James Atkinson, 21, from Sussex. |
| Mr Gauntlett, of Petworth, West Sussex, climbed Mount Everest when he was just 19 in 2006 - making him the youngest person to achieve the feat. | Mr Gauntlett, of Petworth, West Sussex, climbed Mount Everest when he was just 19 in 2006 - making him the youngest person to achieve the feat. |
| Mr Gauntlett's mother Nicola Gauntlett said the 21-year-old's family were "just devastated". | Mr Gauntlett's mother Nicola Gauntlett said the 21-year-old's family were "just devastated". |
| She said he and his friend had been ice-climbing in Chamonix when there was a "big fall". | She said he and his friend had been ice-climbing in Chamonix when there was a "big fall". |
| Mr Gauntlett and Mr Atkinson have been remembered at services at St Mary's Church, Petworth. | Mr Gauntlett and Mr Atkinson have been remembered at services at St Mary's Church, Petworth. |
| The Very Reverend Michael Till, said: "We remembered them and the wonderful fact that young people put themselves at risk doing what they do. | The Very Reverend Michael Till, said: "We remembered them and the wonderful fact that young people put themselves at risk doing what they do. |
| "This is very tragic news but what a wonderful life [Mr Gauntlett] enjoyed, however short it turned out to be." | "This is very tragic news but what a wonderful life [Mr Gauntlett] enjoyed, however short it turned out to be." |
| Mrs Gauntlett said: "At the moment we don't know exactly what happened but there was obviously a big fall and they both died. We've only just been told the news." | Mrs Gauntlett said: "At the moment we don't know exactly what happened but there was obviously a big fall and they both died. We've only just been told the news." |
| We can only take consolation that he died doing something that he loved Nicola GauntlettDead climber's mother | We can only take consolation that he died doing something that he loved Nicola GauntlettDead climber's mother |
| Mrs Gauntlett said both men had arrived in the region on 2 January and were due back in the UK on Wednesday. | Mrs Gauntlett said both men had arrived in the region on 2 January and were due back in the UK on Wednesday. |
| Mrs Gauntlett added that she and her husband, David, would be travelling to France on Sunday. | Mrs Gauntlett added that she and her husband, David, would be travelling to France on Sunday. |
| She went on: "We are all just devastated. He's far too young to die. We had spoken about something like this happening only recently. | She went on: "We are all just devastated. He's far too young to die. We had spoken about something like this happening only recently. |
| "We can only take consolation that he died doing something that he loved." | "We can only take consolation that he died doing something that he loved." |
| 'Follow your dreams' | 'Follow your dreams' |
| Mr Gauntlett and his friend James Hooper, of Somerset, became the youngest Britons to climb Everest in May 2006. | Mr Gauntlett and his friend James Hooper, of Somerset, became the youngest Britons to climb Everest in May 2006. |
| Speaking from the summit he had said: "James and I are really keen on getting the message out to young people to follow your dreams. | Speaking from the summit he had said: "James and I are really keen on getting the message out to young people to follow your dreams. |
| "This has been our dream for three years. Get out there, follow it up and make sure you make it happen." | "This has been our dream for three years. Get out there, follow it up and make sure you make it happen." |
| In November 2008 the pair were named National Geographic 2008 Adventurers of the Year at the society's base in Washington DC. | In November 2008 the pair were named National Geographic 2008 Adventurers of the Year at the society's base in Washington DC. |
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| Rob Gauntlett and climbing partner James Hooper speaking to the BBC in November 2008 | |
| The accolade was in recognition of a 22,000-mile journey using only human and natural power from the Magnetic North to the Magnetic South Poles to raise awareness of climate change. | The accolade was in recognition of a 22,000-mile journey using only human and natural power from the Magnetic North to the Magnetic South Poles to raise awareness of climate change. |
| During the expedition between the Earth's magnetic poles, Mr Hooper and Mr Gauntlett skied, used dog-sleighs, sailed and cycled through Greenland, USA, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Argentina. | During the expedition between the Earth's magnetic poles, Mr Hooper and Mr Gauntlett skied, used dog-sleighs, sailed and cycled through Greenland, USA, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Argentina. |
| The former pupils of Christ's Hospital in Horsham, West Sussex, then sailed to New York to begin the 11,000-mile cycle ride to Punta Arenas, Chile. | The former pupils of Christ's Hospital in Horsham, West Sussex, then sailed to New York to begin the 11,000-mile cycle ride to Punta Arenas, Chile. |
| After completing the trip from the North to the South Poles in April the pair sailed 1,800 nautical miles to Australia. | After completing the trip from the North to the South Poles in April the pair sailed 1,800 nautical miles to Australia. |
| Their expedition also helped to raise money for the Prince's Trust. | Their expedition also helped to raise money for the Prince's Trust. |