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King & Spaulding counsel dies after falling off mountain

https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2025/12/01/king--spald...
razzle-dazzle sandwich brethren
  12/08/25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kAIMlISHhU
Bateful Menage
  12/08/25
technical article on the death: https://www.climbing.com/...
Naked box office mediation
  12/08/25
he was with a guide and died together w his guide wtf
Naked box office mediation
  12/08/25
a scholar: He attended Swarthmore College, where he gradu...
Naked box office mediation
  12/08/25
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exhilarant yapping station
  12/08/25
I guess it is the money, but why would a guy with that acade...
dull circlehead
  12/08/25
Dindu Thunderdome High?
exhilarant yapping station
  12/08/25
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Bateful Menage
  12/08/25
no jerbs? how many tenure-track faculty jobs come available ...
Naked box office mediation
  12/08/25
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pearl appetizing philosopher-king kitchen
  12/08/25
https://classicalstudies.columbia.edu/employment-resources/j...
exhilarant yapping station
  12/08/25
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Naked box office mediation
  12/08/25
https://archive.ph/aeaDT
Fiercely-loyal idiot market
  12/12/25
Ran here
angry internal respiration nibblets
  12/08/25
holy shit lede buried: In an interview with Stuff, his mo...
Naked box office mediation
  12/08/25
"I'm gay btw. So was my son."
cerebral mad-dog skullcap
  12/08/25
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Naked box office mediation
  12/08/25
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dull circlehead
  12/08/25
"we're all a buncha fags here"
exhilarant yapping station
  12/08/25
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Bistre gaping
  12/08/25
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Naked box office mediation
  12/08/25
The XOXO Family
Contagious buff double fault
  12/09/25
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sick gay wizard
  12/12/25
the more I think about it the crazier it is she had to w...
Talking jap theater
  12/08/25
nah. the author probably wanted a quote about the human side...
Naked box office mediation
  12/08/25
Peak moment when somebody using the moniker "nude litig...
rough-skinned bright den rigpig
  12/09/25
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Narrow-minded step-uncle's house newt
  12/08/25
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angry internal respiration nibblets
  12/08/25
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Up-to-no-good Big Hell Mood
  12/09/25
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irate twinkling knife striped hyena
  12/09/25
RIP lex
Talking jap theater
  12/08/25
To: All Attorneys Reminder To Close Out Time When You Fee...
Naked box office mediation
  12/08/25
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Violent Hilarious Sneaky Criminal
  12/08/25
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angry internal respiration nibblets
  12/08/25
4 year BA 7 year PhD 3 year JD 1 year clerkship 7 years ...
Bateful Menage
  12/08/25
under those circumstances, plus being gay and no family, it'...
Naked box office mediation
  12/08/25
preftigious scholar and faggot
sable fat ankles immigrant
  12/08/25
the scholarship died with him
fluffy transparent hairy legs public bath
  12/08/25
Am I the only one that was a little disheartened to discover...
Boyish space
  12/08/25
...
Naked box office mediation
  12/08/25
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angry internal respiration nibblets
  12/08/25
He died while fumbling phone as he responded to partners ema...
Bonkers carmine temple mad cow disease
  12/08/25
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Naked box office mediation
  12/08/25
"It's been 17 minutes and you haven't responded to my e...
exhilarant yapping station
  12/08/25
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Naked box office mediation
  12/08/25
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angry internal respiration nibblets
  12/08/25
On balance, he was off balance /soyface
Beady-eyed frozen forum
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angry internal respiration nibblets
  12/08/25
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Naked box office mediation
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Bistre gaping
  12/09/25
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dull circlehead
  12/09/25
12,218ft Lol you can drive to places higher than that. What ...
Seedy garrison
  12/08/25
And this stupid bort says litigators don't have exit options
flushed charismatic elastic band
  12/08/25
amazing thread
Fiercely-loyal idiot market
  12/08/25
that twinge of envy every lawyer feels upon learning of the ...
Sadistic school cafeteria
  12/08/25
He 100% posted here
Up-to-no-good Big Hell Mood
  12/09/25
evan39 hasnt been here in a few days hmmmm
Glittery Spot Reading Party
  12/09/25
"At approximately 11:50 p.m. Vialletet and Conover&mdas...
Unholy awkward range yarmulke
  12/09/25
it's not uncommon. starting at night means colder, firmer s...
Sadistic school cafeteria
  12/09/25
cr. love how xo n00bs try to step up on mountaineering
Naked box office mediation
  12/09/25
And nothing of value was lost.
gaped center
  12/09/25
Fags are incredibly promiscuous. Even though he was climbing...
Bonkers carmine temple mad cow disease
  12/09/25
probably worth it
Naked box office mediation
  12/09/25
Doesnt look like it would be that difficult to climb
cerise stirring becky
  12/09/25
i went to the base of mt cook. i'm ok guyz
Naked box office mediation
  12/09/25
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cerise stirring becky
  12/09/25
Cooked
Bateful Menage
  12/09/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 3:59 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle sandwich brethren

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=5310906#49494528)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:04 PM
Author: Bateful Menage

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49494536)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:07 PM
Author: Naked box office mediation

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=5310906#49494545)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:08 PM
Author: Naked box office mediation

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=5310906#49494551)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:09 PM
Author: Naked box office mediation

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=5310906#49494552)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:30 PM
Author: exhilarant yapping station



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49494630)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:30 PM
Author: dull circlehead

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=5310906#49494631)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:31 PM
Author: exhilarant yapping station

Dindu Thunderdome High?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49494633)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:32 PM
Author: Bateful Menage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49494636)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:33 PM
Author: Naked box office mediation

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=5310906#49494638)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:39 PM
Author: pearl appetizing philosopher-king kitchen



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:45 PM
Author: exhilarant yapping station

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49494658)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:55 PM
Author: Naked box office mediation



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Date: December 12th, 2025 11:29 AM
Author: Fiercely-loyal idiot market

https://archive.ph/aeaDT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49504255)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:42 PM
Author: angry internal respiration nibblets

Ran here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49494818)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:10 PM
Author: Naked box office mediation

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=5310906#49494557)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:19 PM
Author: cerebral mad-dog skullcap

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49494586)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:22 PM
Author: Naked box office mediation



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:29 PM
Author: dull circlehead



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:31 PM
Author: exhilarant yapping station

"we're all a buncha fags here"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49494632)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:36 PM
Author: Bistre gaping



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:38 PM
Author: Naked box office mediation



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49494648)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 5:53 AM
Author: Contagious buff double fault

The XOXO Family

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49495890)



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Date: December 12th, 2025 11:32 AM
Author: sick gay wizard



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49504265)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:58 PM
Author: Talking jap theater

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=5310906#49494686)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:09 PM
Author: Naked box office mediation

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=5310906#49494719)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 2:52 PM
Author: rough-skinned bright den rigpig

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=5310906#49496983)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:32 PM
Author: Narrow-minded step-uncle's house newt



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:43 PM
Author: angry internal respiration nibblets



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Date: December 9th, 2025 12:35 AM
Author: Up-to-no-good Big Hell Mood



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Date: December 9th, 2025 6:54 AM
Author: irate twinkling knife striped hyena



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:54 PM
Author: Talking jap theater

RIP lex

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49494668)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:12 PM
Author: Naked box office mediation

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=5310906#49494562)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:38 PM
Author: Violent Hilarious Sneaky Criminal



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:43 PM
Author: angry internal respiration nibblets



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:16 PM
Author: Bateful Menage

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=5310906#49494574)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:17 PM
Author: Naked box office mediation

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=5310906#49494583)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:34 PM
Author: sable fat ankles immigrant

preftigious scholar and faggot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49494641)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:36 PM
Author: fluffy transparent hairy legs public bath

the scholarship died with him

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49494644)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:41 PM
Author: Boyish space

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=5310906#49494653)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:55 PM
Author: Naked box office mediation



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49494677)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:44 PM
Author: angry internal respiration nibblets



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49494822)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: Bonkers carmine temple mad cow disease

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=5310906#49494681)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: Naked box office mediation



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49494683)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:03 PM
Author: exhilarant yapping station

"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=5310906#49494698)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:09 PM
Author: Naked box office mediation



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49494720)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:44 PM
Author: angry internal respiration nibblets



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49494823)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:34 PM
Author: Beady-eyed frozen forum

On balance, he was off balance

/soyface

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49494801)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:44 PM
Author: angry internal respiration nibblets



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49494824)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 5:46 PM
Author: Naked box office mediation



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49494831)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 2:54 PM
Author: Bistre gaping



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49496992)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 4:54 PM
Author: dull circlehead



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49497410)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 6:29 PM
Author: Seedy garrison

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=5310906#49494974)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 6:39 PM
Author: flushed charismatic elastic band

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=5310906#49495000)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 8:38 PM
Author: Fiercely-loyal idiot market

amazing thread

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49495294)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 8:46 PM
Author: Sadistic school cafeteria

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=5310906#49495310)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 12:36 AM
Author: Up-to-no-good Big Hell Mood

He 100% posted here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49495759)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 8:21 AM
Author: Glittery Spot Reading Party

evan39 hasnt been here in a few days hmmmm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49495992)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:59 AM
Author: Unholy awkward range yarmulke

"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=5310906#49495835)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 2:32 AM
Author: Sadistic school cafeteria

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=5310906#49495848)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 7:01 AM
Author: Naked box office mediation

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=5310906#49495923)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 7:06 AM
Author: gaped center

And nothing of value was lost.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49495927)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: Bonkers carmine temple mad cow disease

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=5310906#49495939)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: Naked box office mediation

probably worth it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49496122)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 8:14 AM
Author: cerise stirring becky

Doesnt look like it would be that difficult to climb

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49495980)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 9:34 AM
Author: Naked box office mediation

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=5310906#49496124)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 2:57 PM
Author: cerise stirring becky



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49497005)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:02 PM
Author: Bateful Menage

Cooked

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5808003&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906#49497028)