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Unknown Climber
04 Jan 2017
Impressive effort. Chapeau
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/04/105-year-old-man-sets-record-...
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john arran
04 Jan 2017
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Unknown Climber:
I love the fact that he turned veggie at 105 on animal welfare grounds. What an incredibly open mind!
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Yanis Nayu
05 Jan 2017
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john arran:
And took up cycling again in his 90s! Incredible bloke!
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minimike
05 Jan 2017
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john arran:
Really impressive, (wonder what the over 100 onsight record is..?) And a French veggie?! He really is one of a kind..
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ChrisBrooke
05 Jan 2017
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Unknown Climber:
"It takes nine months to come into this world, and only thirty seconds to kick the bucket." Love it! Carpe diem.
Greasy Prusiks
05 Jan 2017
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minimike:
> Really impressive, (wonder what the over 100 onsight record is..?)
Quite depressing probably
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