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Austin, TX Greenbelt Jan 10, 2004
New Route Variation - "Tommy's Gate"

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Tommy goes up again. Unfortunately, He's carrying a sling around his chest and a tree branch rudely reaches out and snags the sling. This time he is forced to test the anchor a lot harder. He wisely decides to rip off the evil tree branches.
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Ever polite, and unable to reach his Altoids, Tommy decides not to breathe for the last few pictures.

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