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The Zone of Commitment

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Neal climbs up to join me at the belay. Moving quickly, he kicks the front points of his crampons into the gray alpine ice and swings one of his ice axes like a framing hammer... The post The Zone of Commitment appeared first on First Things.

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