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Ke...</p></div></a></article><article class="post-card" data-test-post-card><a href="/2008/07/five-hard-ish-boulder-problems-you-should-do-before-death-or-full-time-tradding/"><img src="/media/images/FiveHardishBoulderProblemsIWouldLikeToDo_E623/slider_thumb.jpg" alt="Slider HP40" loading="lazy"><div class="post-card-body"><time datetime="2008-07-09T09:25:00Z">July 9, 2008</time><h2>Five Hard-ish Boulder Problems You Should Do Before Death (or Full Time Tradding)</h2><p>I have had a lot of downtime to compile lists of routes and boulder problems I would like to do once I get healthy again. 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