The giant pile of rocks on the edge of an Orkney island that keeps pushing people to their limits
10 July 2017
While the Old Man of Hoy , people continue to find new ways to challenge themselves using the Orkney landmark.
First high wire crossing
Alexander Schulz didn’t climb to the top of the Old Man of Hoy. He walked there. That’s not to say he took the easy option though: .
First blind climber
In 2013, Red Szell, a keen English climber who lost his sight to degenerative condition called retinitis pigmentosa, .
Audacious outdoor broadcast
In 1967, 15 million people tuned in to watch six climbers ascending the Old Man of Hoy. This was one of the boldest outside broadcasts ever attempted by the ±«Óãtv — .
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