Trip Report
Reticent Wall. A Trip Report.
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Tuesday August 26, 2014 6:44am
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Mark Hudon
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About the Author
Mark Hudon is a climber from Hood River, OR. |
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Jay Hack
Trad climber
Detroit, Michigan
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Aug 26, 2014 - 07:04am PT
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Awesome Report and Great Job!!! I loved this line: Our mantra that we would yell back and forth to each other was "make your best placement, bounce the sh#t out of it, get on it, forget about it and repeat".
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lars johansen
Trad climber
West Marin, CA
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Aug 26, 2014 - 07:05am PT
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Wonderful, as always. Thanks.
lars
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Aug 26, 2014 - 07:09am PT
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Another great TR.....thanks!
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whitemeat
Trad climber
San Luis Obispo, CA
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Aug 26, 2014 - 07:09am PT
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Thank you thank you thank you thank you!!!!!
Great stuff! cant wait to read the whole thing!
Good work up there mark!
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crankster
Trad climber
No. Tahoe
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Aug 26, 2014 - 07:09am PT
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Very nice. You two are real hard men, keeping us old guys inspired.
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Aug 26, 2014 - 07:42am PT
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Reticent is rated DFU and A4+ and regardless of what you may have heard, Max and I are fully human and want to continue living. Both of us feel that "dying doing something you love" is a dumb idea. Dying doing what you love is still dying and you would no longer be able to do something you love, no longer be able to do anything you love, as a matter of fact. Still though, we've always thought that if a climb has been done, that we could also do it (we thought that more so in the past than now, but we were young then). We made plans, set a date and bought more beaks.
One of many great paragraphs. Nice TR
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
The fake McCoy from nevernever land.
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Aug 26, 2014 - 08:13am PT
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dude.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, Bozeman, the ocean, or ?
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Aug 26, 2014 - 08:31am PT
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Thank you Mark for a great morning read, or any time of the day read! Thoroughly enjoyed it!
Susan
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stevep
Boulder climber
Salt Lake, UT
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Aug 26, 2014 - 09:11am PT
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Big thumbs up Mark!
Not only sounds like a great adventure, but we can tell how much effort you made in putting together a good TR for us.
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Mr. Rogers
climber
The Land of Make-Believe
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Aug 26, 2014 - 09:28am PT
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Awesome. Thanks for posting.
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batguano
climber
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Aug 26, 2014 - 09:51am PT
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Well written. Great photos. Thanks for sharing.
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Da-Veed
Big Wall climber
Bigfork
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Aug 26, 2014 - 10:20am PT
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Great TR. Thanks for writing that up, your trip reports just keep getting better!
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j-tree
Big Wall climber
Typewriters and Ledges
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Aug 26, 2014 - 10:30am PT
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whitemeat
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo, CA
Great stuff! cant wait to read the whole thing!
The youth will never be satisfied
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Aug 26, 2014 - 10:41am PT
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I hope those guys know and appreciate that yesterday and today and tomorrow are THE day for them. Everyone is out there creating THEIR day. You just have to realize it.
Great words from a great TR. Thank you, Mark.
John
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
On the road.
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Author's Reply
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Aug 26, 2014 - 11:01am PT
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Thanks for all your kind comments.
21 different routes. 12 since the spring of 2010.
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Aug 26, 2014 - 11:36am PT
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Sounds like you guys had a blast! The route seems pretty popular these days.
When we climbed it back in 98, I backed off that second-last pitch after five hours when I fell after a head swage failed. Good thing, as I probably would have died had I kept going. Fortunately my partner Chris stepped up to the plate and finished it the next day, after only a further eight hours of climbing.
Nice storytelling Mark - thanks. See you next month.
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ryankelly
climber
Bhumi
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Aug 26, 2014 - 01:48pm PT
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awesome
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climbski2
Mountain climber
The Ocean
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Aug 26, 2014 - 02:03pm PT
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Sweet! What can you say? Another great TR!
Thanks Mark for stopping by again.. Missed ya around these parts.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Aug 26, 2014 - 02:34pm PT
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Brilliant! That is why we do it, and why we keep doing it all these years later
Today is the only day that matters and BITD relates only to someone else's day. Today, for us, is our day and it's the only day worth living for.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Aug 26, 2014 - 02:46pm PT
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Great write-up, Mark. You take the six P's seriously, and it pays off. Proud.
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Rankin
Social climber
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Aug 26, 2014 - 03:37pm PT
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Good to the last drop as usual Mark. TFPU!
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Aug 26, 2014 - 05:03pm PT
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Awesome effort as usual! Great to hear from you via ST Mark . . . don't be a stranger.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Aug 26, 2014 - 05:11pm PT
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Eggzellent! Thanks for the TR.
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Gagner
climber
Boulder
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Aug 26, 2014 - 07:51pm PT
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Bitchin…great, well written TR Mark. See you soon, eh!!
Paul
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Aug 26, 2014 - 08:25pm PT
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Awesome Mark!!!
It doesn't matter to us what we did "back in the day". Today is the only day that matters and BITD relates only to someone else's day. Today, for us, is our day and it's the only day worth living for. We all have our days in the sun and it's so cool to see the two of you after so many years still having that sunshine on you, congratulations Mark and Max on an accomplishment made even better by an enduring partnership.
Charlie D.
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madbolter1
Big Wall climber
Denver, CO
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Aug 26, 2014 - 08:34pm PT
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"Let's go roooock cliiiiiimbing"
Awesome! Well, I think anyway.
Just remember, however, that many on this forum would claim that you have yet to do rock climbing. After all, that aid climbing business is really "cheating," the "death of the impossible," and really "not the best style." Hanging around in slings. Meh!
Maybe someday you too can grow up to become a real rock climber.
ROFL!
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Aug 26, 2014 - 08:41pm PT
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Rivets.
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Brian
climber
California
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Aug 26, 2014 - 09:28pm PT
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Great TR as always Mark. Great storytelling. Congrats to you and Max for sending that rig.
Question: isn't it "wino" tower?
And I bet Silvia is in the running for the lightest person to climb the Reticent!
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Aug 26, 2014 - 09:31pm PT
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Thanks for the read Mark!
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Aug 26, 2014 - 09:55pm PT
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Top shelf stuff right there Hudon. Your kind of storytelling is what my high school lit teacher would call "working man's" writing. The very best kind. The kind that has the ability to draw in the everyman and make him feel like he is right up there in his top steps with you. Thanks for taking us along on another excellent adventure.
Scott
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deuce4
climber
Hobart, Australia
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Aug 27, 2014 - 01:04am PT
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Fantastic story, Mark. Can I quote you on bigwalls.net? Some real gems in this one.
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mareko
Trad climber
San Francisco
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Aug 27, 2014 - 06:06am PT
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Mark,
You're TR are so inspirational. Thank you
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
On the road.
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Author's Reply
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Aug 27, 2014 - 07:12am PT
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Harding named it Wine Tower on the first ascent. Somehow it got changed to Wino. I felt Wino was derogatory so I used the original.
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Double D
climber
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Aug 27, 2014 - 08:42am PT
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Awesome write up Mark and good job on sending one of El Cap's finest!
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Aug 27, 2014 - 10:29am PT
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Very nice!
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
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Aug 28, 2014 - 05:01pm PT
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Riveting!!!!
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Plaidman
Trad climber
West Slope of Powell Butte, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Aug 28, 2014 - 09:42pm PT
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Mark
Excellent as always. Sure was a fun entertaining read!
Thx!
Plaid
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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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Aug 29, 2014 - 08:38am PT
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Cool! Bump for burliness.
Did you use any of that gear I sent you?
You understand that you are going to have to do the Sea Of Dreams next.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Aug 29, 2014 - 10:05am PT
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Incredible report, thank you for sharing such an amazing story and photos. You guys kick ass!
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
On the road.
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Author's Reply
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Aug 29, 2014 - 10:19am PT
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Base104,
Oh hell yeah, pins, biners, heads... have used that stuff on every route I've done in the last 5 years!
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RP3
Big Wall climber
Newbury Park
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Aug 30, 2014 - 09:20am PT
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That was a really enjoyable read. Thanks as always.
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Aug 30, 2014 - 09:57am PT
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Fantastic trip report. I am just starting to read "Psychovertical" so the timing is just right for me.
OK, hum, 121 pounds. That's kind of amazing also.
Thanks again for the TR.
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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Aug 30, 2014 - 10:15am PT
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Mark and Max,
Great trip report.
I've said it before and will say it again.
Thank you both for continuing to inspire.
Reminds me I'm way overdue for a vertical camping trip on The Big Stone by the Road.
Respect,
PB
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Andrew Barnes
Ice climber
Albany, NY
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Aug 30, 2014 - 11:34pm PT
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Congratulations. Great trip report, inspirational.
All those 200 foot pitches, (maybe 70 meter ropes for this?), all that sustained climbing.
I started reading and couldn't stop till the last word. You are both my heroes, for a lot of reasons - mental, physical, careful prep, ethics, and just having a great time on El Cap.
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Aug 31, 2014 - 04:40am PT
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Mark,
Thanks for the great TR!
May you and Max keep at it till your in your 80's.
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go-B
climber
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Aug 31, 2014 - 07:24am PT
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Fantastic write up Mark, TFPU here on Supertopo instead of Climbing or Rock and Ice, lucky us!
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GZ
Trad climber
Pasadena, CA
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Another wonderful TR MH.
Thanks for taking the chair time to write up your inspiring adventures.
I'm 46, and really need to get off my ass. Haven't been on El Cap since 93'.
You da'man!
GZ
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Another excellent adventure, thank you for that amazing journey.
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Andy Fielding
Trad climber
UK
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Today, for us, is our day and it's the only day worth living for.
Great words. Thanks for sharing your TR Mark.
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