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First known cancerous ascent! I had Hodgkin's Lymphoma when I climbed this and didn't know it. I felt pretty rough! I fell on a lot of the moves, but I will be back to get it clean. Thank you fro the belay and photography Nate!
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Clipping the second to last draw before the anchors.
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John Ottenlips Franke
Dec 1, 2025
“First known cancerous ascent! I had Hodgkin's Lymphoma when I climbed this and didn't know it. I felt pretty rough! I fell on a lot of the moves, but I will be back to get it clean. Thank you fro the belay and photography Nate!”  

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