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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
downclimb .
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Examples
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Just six days ago I'd wearily downclimbed to Everest's base camp.
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But I did also climb a new 5.9 (balancy, on an arrete, and I was actually quite surprised at how secure some of the very sketchy moves felt), and then I climbed and downclimbed an old standby 5.6 and finished off on another easy one on the skywall.
i was stirring my brandy with a nail buymeaclue 2009
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Then I did some easy stuff, a nice 5.6 in the front corner and a new 5.6 on the slab, which I then downclimbed and did no hands.
ain't no rest for the wicked, until we close our eyes at last stillsostrange 2009
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Just six days ago I'd wearily downclimbed to Everest's base camp.
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And of course my foot slipped and I tweaked my bad ankle, but I finished it anyway, then downclimbed the easier route on the same rope.
when you think of fallen skies remember there are a million ways to die matociquala 2009
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I climbed like crap, which is not surprising as I am still babying my finger, but I did a 5.7 and climbed and downclimbed on the slab, and fell off an overhang and a roof. (the latter of which I've done before.)
This is probably not where Scalzi got the name of his blog, but for the moment I'm going to pretend. ashacat 2008
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Still, I managed a 5.7. which I also downclimbed, and a 5.5 (hey, it was exercise) and a much better ascent of the wall I just finally conquered, which still isn't rated and the cruz is still not easy.
You must forget the warmth he gave, I will forget the light. matociquala 2008
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Just six days ago I'd wearily downclimbed to Everest's base camp.
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Just six days ago I'd wearily downclimbed to Everest's base camp.
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Pemba Gyalje also downclimbed the Bottleneck that night.
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