Learning to climb in the talus next to the Bonticou trail

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Learning to climb in the talus next to the Bonticou trail

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This guy showed up while I was belaying somebody.

Jay Peterson (age 8) bouldering, Dec 26 2001.

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John Peterson

Jan 9, 2013

“Learning to climb in the talus next to the Bonticou trail”

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