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7/20/2004





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In this sport, you really have to trust your buddy, touching rock blindly with foot until you are down on the ground. I let go in a free fall backward. Big smile — I’ve made it one-fourth of the way. You can see John at the bottom, just barely. I am wearing prosthetic sit-socket, “Bertha the Butt,” on my left side for balance and protection.