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The Crampon on the Fence: How Gloria Climbed Back Alive
The Crampon on the Fence: How Gloria Climbed Back Alive
A gut-clenching detail-one twelve-point aluminum crampon hooked on a fence with rust-brown stains and an open bail-marked the last known position of a climber who should have been found. How did a fifty-two-year-old methodical climber survive a fall that broke her wrist, fractured her ankle, and left her stranded on a ledge for days?
In this episode, the story covers Gloria Stein’s solo ascent of Harrow Peak, the moment a bent crampon bail failed, and the sequence of decisions and oversights that followed; how did her unannounced descent…
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