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French mountaineer Christophe Profit climbs on the south face of the Rebuffat Peak on the Aiguille du Midi mountain (3 842 m) in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps, on June 2, 2016, during the reconstitution of Gaston Rebuffat and Maurice Baquet's first ascent of the south face of the Aiguille du Midi on July 13, 1956. / AFP / JEAN-PIERRE CLATOT (Photo credit should read JEAN-PIERRE CLATOT/AFP via Getty Images)

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Legendary Mountaineer Christophe Profit On Trial For Removing Safety Equipment On Mont Blanc

KIRKLAND, WA - OCTOBER 28: Google Engineering Director Chee Chew demonstrates using the climbing wall during the grand opening of Google Kirkland October 28, 2009 in Kirkland, Washington. More than 350 employees work in the Kirkland facility, which includes amenities such as a gym and soda fountain, consolidates several offices throughout Kirkland. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)

Google Moves Into New Washington Campus

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Tech Companies, Ranked By The Skill Of People Wearing Their T-Shirts At The Climbing Gym

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 03: Mickael Mawem of France celebrates during the Sport Climbing Men's Combined, Bouldering Qualification on day eleven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Aomi Urban Sports Park on August 03, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

Sport Climbing – Olympics: Day 11

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The Mawem Brothers Are Olympic Climbing’s Charming Crushers

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I Will Explain This New Olympic Sport To You: Climbing

Trekkers walk along a path at Namche Bazar town in the Everest region of Solukhumbu district on April 25, 2021. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP) (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Everest Base Camp Is In The Midst Of A COVID-19 Outbreak

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The Dark Legacy Of The CIA’s Bungled Plot To Have Famous Climbers Plant Nuclear-Powered Sensors In The Himalayas

Eight of the 10 people that reached the top of K2.

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K2 Grudgingly Allows Its First Winter Summit

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Coming Soon To A Treetop Near You: A Snake

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