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Brace YOURSELF

Winter is coming! And yes I know that’s become the world’s most overused line to herald the changing of the seasons. But being particularly cold blooded I tend to view sinking temperatures with a sinking feeling.

The upside of winter of course is it’s the time to get psyched about ice climbing and mountaineering.

In Australia you get maybe

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