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Weekend Warm-Up: Far Away
"Kat starts grinding into an off-width and then this whole other screaming beastly side just takes over." -- Jenny Fischer A famed British climber once said "If you're not climbing new routes, you're just jackin'." While many dream of making climbing history in some small way, few get the chance ...
Ash Routen
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