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... false ridge, I was ready to turn around. Kilimanjaro lessons rang in my ears and I remembered the words of mountaineer Ed Viesturs': "Getting to the top is optional; getting down is mandatory."
I did turn and begin going down when Darrel blew his horn ...
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