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Against The Odds

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High School Climbing Party on Mount Hood

Ralph Somers is the climbs technical consultant, and he knows they can't afford to fall too far behind schedule. The students need to start climbing in the middle of the night sthe cold night time temperatures actually make for an easier climb. Cold snow is firmer, so your feet don't sink into it as much summers. Knows all this and more because, in addition to being a climbing consultant, he's a part time ski instructor. He lives on the southwestern side of mount hood and has climbed it five times.

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