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Lizzy N the Sky with Diamondz

American Alpine Institute
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I’ve been all over the country in the last three weeks. After an impromptu trip to NYC to do some hurricane disaster relief work (cutting down massive trees), I headed to Chicago for Thanksgiving then to Utah for some desert splitters.  I spent the majority of the fall last year climbing in Indian Creek and now I remember why.  World class climbing, great temps, $35 hotels with hot tubs.   After a long October in Seattle waiting for the rain to turn to snow, the desert sun was the relief I’d been waiting for.

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Rapping in the Dark
And so we finished the day the best way that we knew how, we gorged ourselves with nachos and grand slams.

Following is a short video that I made about the day out…

–Liz Daley, Instructor and Guide

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