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Old 02-01-2020, 06:50   #5
Badger52
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Originally Posted by Combat Diver View Post
Watched that movie many times, read Robin Moore's book (help him get his Uzbekistan visa in 02 while in Germany) and listened Barry's Ballard motivated me to go SF in 83'. 24 yrs in SF before I retired and been supporting SF in Iraq/Astan last 5 yrs.

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Anyone who's read his excellent book on TF Dagger thanks you for that help. (All my daughter ever did when K2 was mentioned was roll her eyes then laugh about the mud.) Thanks for the intel you provide currently on other fronts (along with pics of unobtainium).

@PSM: I wonder if the kid with lifts is some photog assistant trying to see every nuance from exactly the same viewpoint as the Director next to him.
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