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FRI NIGHT VID: Frank and the Tower

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 UKC News 16 Oct 2015
Frank and the Tower, 2 kbTonight's Friday Night video from Duct Tape then Beer follows on nicely from our interview with Ivor McCourt and his achievement of "7a at 70." Frank Sanders is 62 and first saw the striking Devil's Tower in Northeastern Wyoming in June 1972. A flash of lightning lit up the tower and sent a wave of anxiety through Frank - marking the start of a remarkable life-long relationship with the rock feature.

43 years later, he has climbed the Tower over 2,000 times. Frank is a man who refuses to grow old and is deeply satisfied with his simple yet fulfilling lifestyle.



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 mcgovern 16 Oct 2015
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Brilliant video!
 ericinbristol 16 Oct 2015
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Wow - wonderful!
 USBRIT 16 Oct 2015
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Nice video .. but at 62 nowt but a young lad.
 pneame 16 Oct 2015
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I think I ran out of superlatives....

Anyway, far better than "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"

Lovely
 Missile 16 Oct 2015
In reply to pneame: yep, that's Frank. Was lucky enough to stay at the lodge a few years ago. Quite a character and a nice film to boot

 maty500 16 Oct 2015
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Awesome video. Awesome guy.
 Ramon Marin 18 Oct 2015
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the man can jam! great video
 ti_pin_man 19 Oct 2015
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Liked. Something to aim for!
 Niall Grimes 19 Oct 2015

Here's a great interview podcast with him on the Enormocast.

http://enormocast.com/?powerpress_pinw=1870-podcast
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 jimjimjim 19 Oct 2015
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Great video, he's a crazy cool guy. Think I've got my 2016 trip sorted. Just got to convince the boys!
 Mhairi 20 Oct 2015
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What a dude.
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