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At a slide show a non climber asked me if this was a man made structure.
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Rocking it old school
Jim & Pat came all the way from the East Coast just to stem the Matador !!! They got what they came for and MORE!!!
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bob bickford
Feb 2, 2009
“At a slide show a non climber asked me if this was a man made structure.”  

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Ryan Williams
London (sort of)
Ryan Williams   London (sort of)  
Ha... wouldn't it be nice if we could just put a Devil's Tower right here in NC.

I used to work as a guide and a client once asked me while we were standing below the wall "who made all of these holds to grab on to?"

Great picture! Dec 13, 2010

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