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King & Spaulding counsel dies after falling off mountain

https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2025/12/01/king--spald...
Marvelous jet theater pocket flask
  12/08/25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kAIMlISHhU
Twinkling cerebral gas station
  12/08/25
technical article on the death: https://www.climbing.com/...
Wonderful Parlour
  12/08/25
he was with a guide and died together w his guide wtf
Wonderful Parlour
  12/08/25
a scholar: He attended Swarthmore College, where he gradu...
Wonderful Parlour
  12/08/25
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Cream institution organic girlfriend
  12/08/25
I guess it is the money, but why would a guy with that acade...
pearly location indirect expression
  12/08/25
Dindu Thunderdome High?
Cream institution organic girlfriend
  12/08/25
...
Twinkling cerebral gas station
  12/08/25
no jerbs? how many tenure-track faculty jobs come available ...
Wonderful Parlour
  12/08/25
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razzle-dazzle greedy resort
  12/08/25
https://classicalstudies.columbia.edu/employment-resources/j...
Cream institution organic girlfriend
  12/08/25
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Wonderful Parlour
  12/08/25
https://archive.ph/aeaDT
hyperventilating range
  12/12/25
Ran here
Doobsian plaza
  12/08/25
holy shit lede buried: In an interview with Stuff, his mo...
Wonderful Parlour
  12/08/25
"I'm gay btw. So was my son."
Heady Demanding Abode
  12/08/25
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Wonderful Parlour
  12/08/25
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pearly location indirect expression
  12/08/25
"we're all a buncha fags here"
Cream institution organic girlfriend
  12/08/25
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Pungent comical dingle berry orchestra pit
  12/08/25
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Wonderful Parlour
  12/08/25
The XOXO Family
naked fortuitous meteor friendly grandma
  12/09/25
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disturbing meetinghouse
  12/12/25
the more I think about it the crazier it is she had to w...
beta pervert
  12/08/25
nah. the author probably wanted a quote about the human side...
Wonderful Parlour
  12/08/25
Peak moment when somebody using the moniker "nude litig...
Stimulating red milk university
  12/09/25
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Umber Mind-boggling Prole
  12/08/25
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Doobsian plaza
  12/08/25
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fishy hall
  12/09/25
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irate casino
  12/09/25
RIP lex
beta pervert
  12/08/25
To: All Attorneys Reminder To Close Out Time When You Fee...
Wonderful Parlour
  12/08/25
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rough-skinned nudist sex offender
  12/08/25
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Doobsian plaza
  12/08/25
4 year BA 7 year PhD 3 year JD 1 year clerkship 7 years ...
Twinkling cerebral gas station
  12/08/25
under those circumstances, plus being gay and no family, it'...
Wonderful Parlour
  12/08/25
preftigious scholar and faggot
hyperactive canary clown
  12/08/25
the scholarship died with him
Lemon Sinister Circlehead Incel
  12/08/25
Am I the only one that was a little disheartened to discover...
snowy nubile juggernaut trailer park
  12/08/25
...
Wonderful Parlour
  12/08/25
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Doobsian plaza
  12/08/25
He died while fumbling phone as he responded to partners ema...
Cocky Menage Gunner
  12/08/25
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Wonderful Parlour
  12/08/25
"It's been 17 minutes and you haven't responded to my e...
Cream institution organic girlfriend
  12/08/25
...
Wonderful Parlour
  12/08/25
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Doobsian plaza
  12/08/25
On balance, he was off balance /soyface
Garnet fragrant pit
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Doobsian plaza
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Wonderful Parlour
  12/08/25
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Pungent comical dingle berry orchestra pit
  12/09/25
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pearly location indirect expression
  12/09/25
12,218ft Lol you can drive to places higher than that. What ...
onyx home gaping
  12/08/25
And this stupid bort says litigators don't have exit options
citrine balding giraffe
  12/08/25
amazing thread
hyperventilating range
  12/08/25
that twinge of envy every lawyer feels upon learning of the ...
Grizzly stage
  12/08/25
He 100% posted here
fishy hall
  12/09/25
evan39 hasnt been here in a few days hmmmm
Spectacular people who are hurt
  12/09/25
"At approximately 11:50 p.m. Vialletet and Conover&mdas...
soul-stirring jew mad-dog skullcap
  12/09/25
it's not uncommon. starting at night means colder, firmer s...
Grizzly stage
  12/09/25
cr. love how xo n00bs try to step up on mountaineering
Wonderful Parlour
  12/09/25
And nothing of value was lost.
submissive brunch useless brakes
  12/09/25
Fags are incredibly promiscuous. Even though he was climbing...
Cocky Menage Gunner
  12/09/25
probably worth it
Wonderful Parlour
  12/09/25
Doesnt look like it would be that difficult to climb
blathering trump supporter really tough guy
  12/09/25
i went to the base of mt cook. i'm ok guyz
Wonderful Parlour
  12/09/25
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blathering trump supporter really tough guy
  12/09/25
Cooked
Twinkling cerebral gas station
  12/09/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 3:59 PM
Author: Marvelous jet theater pocket flask

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494528)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:04 PM
Author: Twinkling cerebral gas station

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494536)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:07 PM
Author: Wonderful Parlour

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494545)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:08 PM
Author: Wonderful Parlour

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494551)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:09 PM
Author: Wonderful Parlour

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494552)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:30 PM
Author: Cream institution organic girlfriend



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:30 PM
Author: pearly location indirect expression

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494631)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:31 PM
Author: Cream institution organic girlfriend

Dindu Thunderdome High?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494633)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:32 PM
Author: Twinkling cerebral gas station



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:33 PM
Author: Wonderful Parlour

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494638)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:39 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle greedy resort



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:45 PM
Author: Cream institution organic girlfriend

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494658)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:55 PM
Author: Wonderful Parlour



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Date: December 12th, 2025 11:29 AM
Author: hyperventilating range

https://archive.ph/aeaDT

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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:42 PM
Author: Doobsian plaza

Ran here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494818)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:10 PM
Author: Wonderful Parlour

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494557)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:19 PM
Author: Heady Demanding Abode

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494586)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:22 PM
Author: Wonderful Parlour



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:29 PM
Author: pearly location indirect expression



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:31 PM
Author: Cream institution organic girlfriend

"we're all a buncha fags here"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494632)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:36 PM
Author: Pungent comical dingle berry orchestra pit



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:38 PM
Author: Wonderful Parlour



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494648)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 5:53 AM
Author: naked fortuitous meteor friendly grandma

The XOXO Family

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49495890)



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Date: December 12th, 2025 11:32 AM
Author: disturbing meetinghouse



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:58 PM
Author: beta pervert

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494686)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:09 PM
Author: Wonderful Parlour

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494719)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 2:52 PM
Author: Stimulating red milk university

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#49496983)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:32 PM
Author: Umber Mind-boggling Prole



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:43 PM
Author: Doobsian plaza



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Date: December 9th, 2025 12:35 AM
Author: fishy hall



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Date: December 9th, 2025 6:54 AM
Author: irate casino



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:54 PM
Author: beta pervert

RIP lex

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494668)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:12 PM
Author: Wonderful Parlour

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494562)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:38 PM
Author: rough-skinned nudist sex offender



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494814)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:43 PM
Author: Doobsian plaza



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:16 PM
Author: Twinkling cerebral gas station

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494574)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:17 PM
Author: Wonderful Parlour

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494583)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:34 PM
Author: hyperactive canary clown

preftigious scholar and faggot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494641)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:36 PM
Author: Lemon Sinister Circlehead Incel

the scholarship died with him

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494644)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:41 PM
Author: snowy nubile juggernaut trailer park

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494653)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:55 PM
Author: Wonderful Parlour



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494677)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:44 PM
Author: Doobsian plaza



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494822)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: Cocky Menage Gunner

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494681)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: Wonderful Parlour



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:03 PM
Author: Cream institution organic girlfriend

"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\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494698)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:09 PM
Author: Wonderful Parlour



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:44 PM
Author: Doobsian plaza



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:34 PM
Author: Garnet fragrant pit

On balance, he was off balance

/soyface

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494801)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:44 PM
Author: Doobsian plaza



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494824)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:46 PM
Author: Wonderful Parlour



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494831)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 2:54 PM
Author: Pungent comical dingle berry orchestra pit



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49496992)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 4:54 PM
Author: pearly location indirect expression



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49497410)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 6:29 PM
Author: onyx home gaping

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#49494974)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 6:39 PM
Author: citrine balding giraffe

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49495000)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 8:38 PM
Author: hyperventilating range

amazing thread

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49495294)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 8:46 PM
Author: Grizzly stage

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#49495310)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 12:36 AM
Author: fishy hall

He 100% posted here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49495759)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 8:21 AM
Author: Spectacular people who are hurt

evan39 hasnt been here in a few days hmmmm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49495992)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:59 AM
Author: soul-stirring jew mad-dog skullcap

"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\u0026mark_id=4593694#49495835)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 2:32 AM
Author: Grizzly stage

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#49495848)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 7:01 AM
Author: Wonderful Parlour

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49495923)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 7:06 AM
Author: submissive brunch useless brakes

And nothing of value was lost.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49495927)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: Cocky Menage Gunner

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\u0026mark_id=4593694#49495939)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: Wonderful Parlour

probably worth it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49496122)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 8:14 AM
Author: blathering trump supporter really tough guy

Doesnt look like it would be that difficult to climb

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49495980)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 9:34 AM
Author: Wonderful Parlour

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49496124)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 2:57 PM
Author: blathering trump supporter really tough guy



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:02 PM
Author: Twinkling cerebral gas station

Cooked

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4593694#49497028)