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Will Perrin (1980 – 2004) was the son of Penny Perrin and Jim Perrin, the celebrated climbing writer. Along with friends such as James McHaffie, Pete Robins and Ben Bransby, he was a leading climber of the late 1990s/early 2000s. He embraced such different worlds as hard bouldering and terrifying trad. Twenty years after his untimely death, he still holds a unique place in many people's hearts. Mick Ward reflects on a life extinguished too soon.

Content warning: contains description of suicide

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Holy shit, that hits hard.

Beautiful, honest writing

Powerful writing. "Like" seems pitifully inadequate.

Bravo, Mick. Bravo. 

If you have been affected please seek support - you can contact Samaritans on 116 123

A remarkable piece of writing, I'll re-read this over and over.

Wow. 
 

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Courageously and beautifully written Mick, thank you for this.

Poignant and heartbreaking.

Wow. There's so much in those words. Thank you