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Tributes flood in for Edinburgh climbing legend dubbed 'best of his generation'

Tributes have flooded in for an Edinburgh climbing legend who was been dubbed "best winter climber of his generation" and "King of the Ben" after the announcement of his recent death.

Jimmy Marshall who was born in the capital made history with climbing pal Robin Smith as they took on the first ascent of Orion Face Direct and the second ascent of Point Five Gully in just seven hours, as opposed to the first ascent team’s time of more than 40 hours.

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