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King & Spaulding counsel dies after falling off mountain

https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2025/12/01/king--spald...
Amber trip liquid oxygen patrolman
  12/08/25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kAIMlISHhU
Dashing slate wrinkle
  12/08/25
technical article on the death: https://www.climbing.com/...
curious locale
  12/08/25
he was with a guide and died together w his guide wtf
curious locale
  12/08/25
a scholar: He attended Swarthmore College, where he gradu...
curious locale
  12/08/25
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Idiotic Immigrant Preventive Strike
  12/08/25
I guess it is the money, but why would a guy with that acade...
maroon kitchen
  12/08/25
Dindu Thunderdome High?
Idiotic Immigrant Preventive Strike
  12/08/25
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Dashing slate wrinkle
  12/08/25
no jerbs? how many tenure-track faculty jobs come available ...
curious locale
  12/08/25
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citrine titillating parlor
  12/08/25
https://classicalstudies.columbia.edu/employment-resources/j...
Idiotic Immigrant Preventive Strike
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curious locale
  12/08/25
https://archive.ph/aeaDT
Effete Lay Doctorate
  12/12/25
Ran here
sienna diverse gaming laptop theater
  12/08/25
holy shit lede buried: In an interview with Stuff, his mo...
curious locale
  12/08/25
"I'm gay btw. So was my son."
Bull headed fragrant forum
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curious locale
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maroon kitchen
  12/08/25
"we're all a buncha fags here"
Idiotic Immigrant Preventive Strike
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Wine Chest-beating Clown Hairy Legs
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curious locale
  12/08/25
The XOXO Family
Razzle shitlib library
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gay school cafeteria
  12/12/25
the more I think about it the crazier it is she had to w...
Frisky Motley Chapel Pocket Flask
  12/08/25
nah. the author probably wanted a quote about the human side...
curious locale
  12/08/25
Peak moment when somebody using the moniker "nude litig...
histrionic jet church telephone
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provocative pink headpube heaven
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sienna diverse gaming laptop theater
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Shimmering ticket booth
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Very Tactful School
  12/09/25
RIP lex
Frisky Motley Chapel Pocket Flask
  12/08/25
To: All Attorneys Reminder To Close Out Time When You Fee...
curious locale
  12/08/25
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bat shit crazy native
  12/08/25
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sienna diverse gaming laptop theater
  12/08/25
4 year BA 7 year PhD 3 year JD 1 year clerkship 7 years ...
Dashing slate wrinkle
  12/08/25
under those circumstances, plus being gay and no family, it'...
curious locale
  12/08/25
preftigious scholar and faggot
galvanic violet roommate
  12/08/25
the scholarship died with him
pearl kitty becky
  12/08/25
Am I the only one that was a little disheartened to discover...
Nighttime ungodly hell private investor
  12/08/25
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curious locale
  12/08/25
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sienna diverse gaming laptop theater
  12/08/25
He died while fumbling phone as he responded to partners ema...
naked shrine
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curious locale
  12/08/25
"It's been 17 minutes and you haven't responded to my e...
Idiotic Immigrant Preventive Strike
  12/08/25
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curious locale
  12/08/25
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sienna diverse gaming laptop theater
  12/08/25
On balance, he was off balance /soyface
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sienna diverse gaming laptop theater
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curious locale
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Wine Chest-beating Clown Hairy Legs
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maroon kitchen
  12/09/25
12,218ft Lol you can drive to places higher than that. What ...
Exhilarant dopamine
  12/08/25
And this stupid bort says litigators don't have exit options
Sable fantasy-prone parlour sweet tailpipe
  12/08/25
amazing thread
Effete Lay Doctorate
  12/08/25
that twinge of envy every lawyer feels upon learning of the ...
razzmatazz theatre
  12/08/25
He 100% posted here
Shimmering ticket booth
  12/09/25
evan39 hasnt been here in a few days hmmmm
supple mahogany state
  12/09/25
"At approximately 11:50 p.m. Vialletet and Conover&mdas...
bronze aromatic business firm goal in life
  12/09/25
it's not uncommon. starting at night means colder, firmer s...
razzmatazz theatre
  12/09/25
cr. love how xo n00bs try to step up on mountaineering
curious locale
  12/09/25
And nothing of value was lost.
Cyan associate stage
  12/09/25
Fags are incredibly promiscuous. Even though he was climbing...
naked shrine
  12/09/25
probably worth it
curious locale
  12/09/25
Doesnt look like it would be that difficult to climb
Aphrodisiac box office
  12/09/25
i went to the base of mt cook. i'm ok guyz
curious locale
  12/09/25
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Aphrodisiac box office
  12/09/25
Cooked
Dashing slate wrinkle
  12/09/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 3:59 PM
Author: Amber trip liquid oxygen patrolman

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=5309370#49494528)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:04 PM
Author: Dashing slate wrinkle

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49494536)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:07 PM
Author: curious locale

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=5309370#49494545)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:08 PM
Author: curious locale

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=5309370#49494551)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:09 PM
Author: curious locale

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=5309370#49494552)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:30 PM
Author: Idiotic Immigrant Preventive Strike



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49494630)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:30 PM
Author: maroon kitchen

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=5309370#49494631)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:31 PM
Author: Idiotic Immigrant Preventive Strike

Dindu Thunderdome High?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49494633)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:32 PM
Author: Dashing slate wrinkle



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:33 PM
Author: curious locale

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=5309370#49494638)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:39 PM
Author: citrine titillating parlor



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:45 PM
Author: Idiotic Immigrant Preventive Strike

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49494658)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:55 PM
Author: curious locale



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Date: December 12th, 2025 11:29 AM
Author: Effete Lay Doctorate

https://archive.ph/aeaDT

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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:42 PM
Author: sienna diverse gaming laptop theater

Ran here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49494818)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:10 PM
Author: curious locale

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=5309370#49494557)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:19 PM
Author: Bull headed fragrant forum

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49494586)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:22 PM
Author: curious locale



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:29 PM
Author: maroon kitchen



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:31 PM
Author: Idiotic Immigrant Preventive Strike

"we're all a buncha fags here"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49494632)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:36 PM
Author: Wine Chest-beating Clown Hairy Legs



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49494645)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:38 PM
Author: curious locale



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49494648)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 5:53 AM
Author: Razzle shitlib library

The XOXO Family

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49495890)



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Date: December 12th, 2025 11:32 AM
Author: gay school cafeteria



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:58 PM
Author: Frisky Motley Chapel Pocket Flask

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=5309370#49494686)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:09 PM
Author: curious locale

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=5309370#49494719)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 2:52 PM
Author: histrionic jet church telephone

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=5309370#49496983)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:32 PM
Author: provocative pink headpube heaven



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49494794)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:43 PM
Author: sienna diverse gaming laptop theater



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Date: December 9th, 2025 12:35 AM
Author: Shimmering ticket booth



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Date: December 9th, 2025 6:54 AM
Author: Very Tactful School



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:54 PM
Author: Frisky Motley Chapel Pocket Flask

RIP lex

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49494668)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:12 PM
Author: curious locale

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=5309370#49494562)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:38 PM
Author: bat shit crazy native



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:43 PM
Author: sienna diverse gaming laptop theater



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:16 PM
Author: Dashing slate wrinkle

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=5309370#49494574)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:17 PM
Author: curious locale

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=5309370#49494583)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:34 PM
Author: galvanic violet roommate

preftigious scholar and faggot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49494641)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:36 PM
Author: pearl kitty becky

the scholarship died with him

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49494644)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:41 PM
Author: Nighttime ungodly hell private investor

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=5309370#49494653)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:55 PM
Author: curious locale



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49494677)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:44 PM
Author: sienna diverse gaming laptop theater



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: naked shrine

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=5309370#49494681)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: curious locale



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49494683)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:03 PM
Author: Idiotic Immigrant Preventive Strike

"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=5309370#49494698)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:09 PM
Author: curious locale



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49494720)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:44 PM
Author: sienna diverse gaming laptop theater



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:34 PM
Author: burgundy main people

On balance, he was off balance

/soyface

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49494801)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:44 PM
Author: sienna diverse gaming laptop theater



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49494824)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:46 PM
Author: curious locale



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49494831)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 2:54 PM
Author: Wine Chest-beating Clown Hairy Legs



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49496992)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 4:54 PM
Author: maroon kitchen



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49497410)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 6:29 PM
Author: Exhilarant dopamine

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=5309370#49494974)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 6:39 PM
Author: Sable fantasy-prone parlour sweet tailpipe

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=5309370#49495000)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 8:38 PM
Author: Effete Lay Doctorate

amazing thread

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49495294)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 8:46 PM
Author: razzmatazz theatre

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=5309370#49495310)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 12:36 AM
Author: Shimmering ticket booth

He 100% posted here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49495759)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 8:21 AM
Author: supple mahogany state

evan39 hasnt been here in a few days hmmmm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49495992)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:59 AM
Author: bronze aromatic business firm goal in life

"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=5309370#49495835)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 2:32 AM
Author: razzmatazz theatre

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=5309370#49495848)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 7:01 AM
Author: curious locale

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=5309370#49495923)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 7:06 AM
Author: Cyan associate stage

And nothing of value was lost.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49495927)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: naked shrine

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=5309370#49495939)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: curious locale

probably worth it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49496122)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 8:14 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac box office

Doesnt look like it would be that difficult to climb

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49495980)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 9:34 AM
Author: curious locale

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=5309370#49496124)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 2:57 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac box office



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:02 PM
Author: Dashing slate wrinkle

Cooked

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5309370#49497028)