Ep 39 - Whipper in the Red - Stephen Leimgruber

01/04/2019 24 min
Ep 39 - Whipper in the Red - Stephen Leimgruber

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Episode Synopsis

Stephen Leimgruber and his wife were wrapping up a day at Fortress Wall in Kentucky's Red River Gorge. He wanted to do just one more climb. Some warning lights were flashing: They were tired, it was getting dark, clouds were threatening rain. But, hey, he thought: It's a well-protected 5.8. What could go wrong? Find out what exactly happened, and what Stephen learned from it, in this episode.

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