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Border Lands: Climbing Kyrgyzstan Ep 1

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In the summer of 2013, Mike Libecki, Ethan Pringle and Liv Sansoz traveled to the remote Tian Shan Mountains near the border of China and Kyrgyzstan. The team traveled through desert landscapes, a maze of sandstone towers, high plains and deep valleys to establish one of the most unique multi-pitch climbs in the region. Part 1 of a new series from Mountain Hardwear called Border Lands.   

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