Callum and I couldn’t figure out why girls didn’t want to climb with us.
We were handsome.
We were civilized.
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And our home had a huge garden.
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Years later, I finally convinced a girl to climb a big wall with me.
I thought I should make a good first impression. I decided to splash out and treat the lady well.
On the way to Yosemite, we stayed in a nice hotel...
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... went to some exclusive restaurants...
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... and got ready for the climb.
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Dreams of big wall romance were finally about to come true.
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But in reality it was more like this...
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... for 10 days.
Climbing a wall can be romantic.
But it’s a different kind of romance.
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We’ve climbed many more walls together since.