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Rob Gauntlett, the young explorer and adventurer mentioned here last year has been killed whilst ice-climbing in Chamonix, France.

Sad news indeed, and it is always a loss to us all when an adventurer so young, who had already achieved so much, dies in the pursuit of one of his objectives.

The world is woefully short of young people with the spirit and drive of Rob Gauntlett, but hopefully what he achieved during his short life will inspire others to attempt to follow suit.

The question now is; can any of them rise to the challenge?

That remains to be seen.

[Update: Condolences also, of course, to the family and friends of James Atkinson, who died in the same ice-climbing incident but who has only just now been officially named by the UK Foreign Office.]

Okay, so blue eyes and Marmite are not banned yet, but Muslim girls in France are set to find out if they are likely to be banned from wearing headscarves in schools.

You couldn’t make it up, could you.