@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Is there anything that is purely deterministic? I believe almost every event has
108108a distribution of possible outcomes, some good, some great, some bad, and some
109109very bad. Lucky or not, those possibilities aren't usually random, some outcomes
110110are more likely than others. So now I had to weigh the odds that we could summit
111- and decend before it started raining. The main danger for climbers in the rain is
111+ and descend before it started raining. The main danger for climbers in the rain is
112112lightning. For a quick primer check out this Climbing Magazine article,
113113[ Don't Get Struck By Lightning] ( https://www.climbing.com/skills/learn-this-laws-of-lightning/ ) .
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@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ it I was literally at the end of my rope. I had clipped the bolts between me and
118118my second, and I knew there was another pair of anchors just up ahead. I felt confident
119119so I decided to start simul-climbing, and I yelled down to my partner, "START CLIMBING!"
120120A 60-meter rope is almost 200-ft long, and in the vastness, sounds get blown away, so I
121- just started yanking on the rope forcing him to follow me upward. This worked for a few
121+ just started pulling on the rope forcing him to follow me upward. This worked for a few
122122feet but then I was yanked to a stop. I could see the next pair of anchors, but they were
123123just out of reach. I turned around to start screaming frantic, feeling the buzz
124- of adrenalin shoot into my veins, when I saw my partner take off his backpack. I was
124+ of adrenaline shoot into my veins, when I saw my partner take off his backpack. I was
125125completely confused. Dread crept into my bones as I saw something flutter off into
126126the breeze, but I was quickly filled with relief as my partner slung his backpack
127127and lept upward. I flew to the anchors, clipped them like a baby hugging his mother
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