14 - On Belay

Posted on: January 9, 2011


"Anyone is courageous behind a glass of beer," declares Eliseu Frechou—just before a bar room conversation leads him to a rain-drenched big wall teeming with spiders and carnivorous plants. Meanwhile, our intrepid intern Andrew Freeman unveils the skeletons inside Whanganui Bay's climbing history and recounts the story behind Jim Donini's obsession with a certain cam.

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