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Samantha War climbs up a very sheer rock face. She is only about halfway up, and it is obvious that the climb is treacherous. Trees and roots surround her, indicating that she is deep in the woods.

Climber’s ascent is one mindful move at a time

Sidelines • April 16, 2020

Story by Samantha War/ Contributing Writer Hanging there, 100 feet in the air, a rope attached to my harness, I started to cry.  This was the last climb of my four-day camping and climbing trip at the...

On July 5, 2016, Thomas Hammond and his dog Sam sit in TJ Rubert's van on the way up to Jackson Falls, IL, one day before the accident. (Photo courtesy of Tristan Vogel)

MTSU student plummets off a waterfall, lives to tell the tale

Sidelines • May 2, 2017

Photo Courtesy of Thomas Hammond Story by Carley Olejniczak / Contributing Writer Thomas Hammond said goodnight to his friends and zipped up his tent. He undressed, tucked Sam in for bed and settled...

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