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King & Spaulding counsel dies after falling off mountain

https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2025/12/01/king--spald...
Smoky Bonkers Institution
  12/08/25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kAIMlISHhU
excitant heaven
  12/08/25
technical article on the death: https://www.climbing.com/...
Lascivious internal respiration police squad
  12/08/25
he was with a guide and died together w his guide wtf
Lascivious internal respiration police squad
  12/08/25
a scholar: He attended Swarthmore College, where he gradu...
Lascivious internal respiration police squad
  12/08/25
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azure field
  12/08/25
I guess it is the money, but why would a guy with that acade...
Motley public bath
  12/08/25
Dindu Thunderdome High?
azure field
  12/08/25
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excitant heaven
  12/08/25
no jerbs? how many tenure-track faculty jobs come available ...
Lascivious internal respiration police squad
  12/08/25
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Beta corner
  12/08/25
https://classicalstudies.columbia.edu/employment-resources/j...
azure field
  12/08/25
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Lascivious internal respiration police squad
  12/08/25
https://archive.ph/aeaDT
Walnut theater reading party
  12/12/25
Ran here
diverse set
  12/08/25
holy shit lede buried: In an interview with Stuff, his mo...
Lascivious internal respiration police squad
  12/08/25
"I'm gay btw. So was my son."
Zippy plaza doctorate
  12/08/25
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Lascivious internal respiration police squad
  12/08/25
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Motley public bath
  12/08/25
"we're all a buncha fags here"
azure field
  12/08/25
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big theatre
  12/08/25
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Lascivious internal respiration police squad
  12/08/25
The XOXO Family
Frum poppy lay ape
  12/09/25
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honey-headed hairraiser box office
  12/12/25
the more I think about it the crazier it is she had to w...
Cream gaped legal warrant
  12/08/25
nah. the author probably wanted a quote about the human side...
Lascivious internal respiration police squad
  12/08/25
Peak moment when somebody using the moniker "nude litig...
awkward brindle school cafeteria pocket flask
  12/09/25
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amethyst idiot stage
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diverse set
  12/08/25
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Exhilarant Address
  12/09/25
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Useless odious den
  12/09/25
RIP lex
Cream gaped legal warrant
  12/08/25
To: All Attorneys Reminder To Close Out Time When You Fee...
Lascivious internal respiration police squad
  12/08/25
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crimson parlour
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diverse set
  12/08/25
4 year BA 7 year PhD 3 year JD 1 year clerkship 7 years ...
excitant heaven
  12/08/25
under those circumstances, plus being gay and no family, it'...
Lascivious internal respiration police squad
  12/08/25
preftigious scholar and faggot
wine legend
  12/08/25
the scholarship died with him
floppy pale orchestra pit corn cake
  12/08/25
Am I the only one that was a little disheartened to discover...
indecent wonderful menage
  12/08/25
...
Lascivious internal respiration police squad
  12/08/25
...
diverse set
  12/08/25
He died while fumbling phone as he responded to partners ema...
slate lodge round eye
  12/08/25
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Lascivious internal respiration police squad
  12/08/25
"It's been 17 minutes and you haven't responded to my e...
azure field
  12/08/25
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Lascivious internal respiration police squad
  12/08/25
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diverse set
  12/08/25
On balance, he was off balance /soyface
White supple preventive strike
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diverse set
  12/08/25
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Lascivious internal respiration police squad
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big theatre
  12/09/25
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Motley public bath
  12/09/25
12,218ft Lol you can drive to places higher than that. What ...
Thriller university
  12/08/25
And this stupid bort says litigators don't have exit options
federal impressive site
  12/08/25
amazing thread
Walnut theater reading party
  12/08/25
that twinge of envy every lawyer feels upon learning of the ...
Insane Market
  12/08/25
He 100% posted here
Exhilarant Address
  12/09/25
evan39 hasnt been here in a few days hmmmm
ultramarine razzmatazz locale nowag
  12/09/25
"At approximately 11:50 p.m. Vialletet and Conover&mdas...
Rambunctious resort genital piercing
  12/09/25
it's not uncommon. starting at night means colder, firmer s...
Insane Market
  12/09/25
cr. love how xo n00bs try to step up on mountaineering
Lascivious internal respiration police squad
  12/09/25
And nothing of value was lost.
Mahogany mischievous tanning salon
  12/09/25
Fags are incredibly promiscuous. Even though he was climbing...
slate lodge round eye
  12/09/25
probably worth it
Lascivious internal respiration police squad
  12/09/25
Doesnt look like it would be that difficult to climb
french stimulating halford fat ankles
  12/09/25
i went to the base of mt cook. i'm ok guyz
Lascivious internal respiration police squad
  12/09/25
...
french stimulating halford fat ankles
  12/09/25
Cooked
excitant heaven
  12/09/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 3:59 PM
Author: Smoky Bonkers Institution

https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2025/12/01/king--spalding-appellate-attorney-dies-while-climbing-new-zealands-tallest-mountain/

https://www.lawfuel.com/tragic-death-in-new-zealand-of-talented-dc-lawyer/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494528)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:04 PM
Author: excitant heaven

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kAIMlISHhU

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494536)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:07 PM
Author: Lascivious internal respiration police squad

technical article on the death:

https://www.climbing.com/news/two-climbers-die-new-zealand-peak-mt-cook/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494545)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:08 PM
Author: Lascivious internal respiration police squad

he was with a guide and died together w his guide wtf

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494551)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:09 PM
Author: Lascivious internal respiration police squad

a scholar:

He attended Swarthmore College, where he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Greek and Latin, and then earned a Ph.D. in Classics from Princeton University. Conover’s dissertation at Princeton, which explored the ideology of bribery in ancient Athens, earned him the Porter Ogden Jacobus Fellowship, the university’s most prestigious honor, described as given only to students “whose work has displayed the highest scholarly excellence.”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494552)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:30 PM
Author: azure field



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494630)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:30 PM
Author: Motley public bath

I guess it is the money, but why would a guy with that academic background not just teach somewhere?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494631)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:31 PM
Author: azure field

Dindu Thunderdome High?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494633)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:32 PM
Author: excitant heaven



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:33 PM
Author: Lascivious internal respiration police squad

no jerbs? how many tenure-track faculty jobs come available every year in the classics? how many go to white males?

even with that background, i bet he had no chance at a jerb at a respectable uni.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494638)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:39 PM
Author: Beta corner



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494650)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:45 PM
Author: azure field

https://classicalstudies.columbia.edu/employment-resources/job-listings

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494658)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:55 PM
Author: Lascivious internal respiration police squad



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494676)



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Date: December 12th, 2025 11:29 AM
Author: Walnut theater reading party

https://archive.ph/aeaDT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49504255)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:42 PM
Author: diverse set

Ran here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494818)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:10 PM
Author: Lascivious internal respiration police squad

holy shit lede buried:

In an interview with Stuff, his mother, Pam Conover, said her son was “the kindest possible man who always took care of other people.” She recalled how, when she married her wife eight years ago, her son—who was also gay—got himself certified so he could conduct the marriage ceremony for his mother.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494557)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:19 PM
Author: Zippy plaza doctorate

"I'm gay btw. So was my son."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494586)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:22 PM
Author: Lascivious internal respiration police squad



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494595)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:29 PM
Author: Motley public bath



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494624)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:31 PM
Author: azure field

"we're all a buncha fags here"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494632)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:36 PM
Author: big theatre



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494645)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:38 PM
Author: Lascivious internal respiration police squad



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494648)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 5:53 AM
Author: Frum poppy lay ape

The XOXO Family

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49495890)



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Date: December 12th, 2025 11:32 AM
Author: honey-headed hairraiser box office



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:58 PM
Author: Cream gaped legal warrant

the more I think about it the crazier it is

she had to work *really hard* to get those details in there in a story about him falling off a mountain



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494686)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:09 PM
Author: Lascivious internal respiration police squad

nah. the author probably wanted a quote about the human side of things...something about his wife and kids... then realized that this guy is a 45y/o queer, and asked the mom to say something human about him

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494719)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 2:52 PM
Author: awkward brindle school cafeteria pocket flask

Peak moment when somebody using the moniker "nude litigator" is the most insightful commentator in the thread.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49496983)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:32 PM
Author: amethyst idiot stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494794)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:43 PM
Author: diverse set



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494819)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 12:35 AM
Author: Exhilarant Address



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Date: December 9th, 2025 6:54 AM
Author: Useless odious den



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:54 PM
Author: Cream gaped legal warrant

RIP lex

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494668)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:12 PM
Author: Lascivious internal respiration police squad

To: All Attorneys

Reminder To Close Out Time When You Feel Yourself Slipping Off Any Mountain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494562)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:38 PM
Author: crimson parlour



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494814)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:43 PM
Author: diverse set



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494821)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:16 PM
Author: excitant heaven

4 year BA

7 year PhD

3 year JD

1 year clerkship

7 years as associate

NOBREAKFAST

fuck

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494574)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:17 PM
Author: Lascivious internal respiration police squad

under those circumstances, plus being gay and no family, it's no wonder why you'd engage in risky mountain climbing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494583)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:34 PM
Author: wine legend

preftigious scholar and faggot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494641)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:36 PM
Author: floppy pale orchestra pit corn cake

the scholarship died with him

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494644)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:41 PM
Author: indecent wonderful menage

Am I the only one that was a little disheartened to discover that the mountain in question was only Mount Cook and not Teewinot?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494653)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:55 PM
Author: Lascivious internal respiration police squad



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494677)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:44 PM
Author: diverse set



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494822)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: slate lodge round eye

He died while fumbling phone as he responded to partners email about latest turn of document.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494681)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: Lascivious internal respiration police squad



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494683)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:03 PM
Author: azure field

"It's been 17 minutes and you haven't responded to my email. Are you dead?"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494698)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:09 PM
Author: Lascivious internal respiration police squad



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494720)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:44 PM
Author: diverse set



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494823)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:34 PM
Author: White supple preventive strike

On balance, he was off balance

/soyface

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494801)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:44 PM
Author: diverse set



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494824)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:46 PM
Author: Lascivious internal respiration police squad



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494831)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 2:54 PM
Author: big theatre



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49496992)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 4:54 PM
Author: Motley public bath



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49497410)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 6:29 PM
Author: Thriller university

12,218ft Lol you can drive to places higher than that. What a waste

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49494974)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 6:39 PM
Author: federal impressive site

And this stupid bort says litigators don't have exit options

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49495000)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 8:38 PM
Author: Walnut theater reading party

amazing thread

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49495294)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 8:46 PM
Author: Insane Market

that twinge of envy every lawyer feels upon learning of the premature death of another lawyer

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49495310)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 12:36 AM
Author: Exhilarant Address

He 100% posted here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49495759)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 8:21 AM
Author: ultramarine razzmatazz locale nowag

evan39 hasnt been here in a few days hmmmm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49495992)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:59 AM
Author: Rambunctious resort genital piercing

"At approximately 11:50 p.m. Vialletet and Conover—who were climbing ahead of the other pair, as a rope team of two—fell from the ridge, according to a release published by the NZ Mountain Safety Council"

**11:50 PM***

What the fuck???

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49495835)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 2:32 AM
Author: Insane Market

it's not uncommon. starting at night means colder, firmer snow, preserves daylight for the descent, and can avoid afternoon storms

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49495848)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 7:01 AM
Author: Lascivious internal respiration police squad

cr. love how xo n00bs try to step up on mountaineering

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49495923)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 7:06 AM
Author: Mahogany mischievous tanning salon

And nothing of value was lost.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49495927)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: slate lodge round eye

Fags are incredibly promiscuous. Even though he was climbing in tandem at 12k feet in the middle of the night on a dangerous ascent, he couldn’t help himself and had to have raw homo rough anal with his guide at that very moment. Cost him his life.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49495939)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: Lascivious internal respiration police squad

probably worth it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49496122)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 8:14 AM
Author: french stimulating halford fat ankles

Doesnt look like it would be that difficult to climb

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49495980)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 9:34 AM
Author: Lascivious internal respiration police squad

i went to the base of mt cook. i'm ok guyz

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49496124)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 2:57 PM
Author: french stimulating halford fat ankles



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49497005)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:02 PM
Author: excitant heaven

Cooked

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2/#49497028)