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| | Aspen Times News for Aspen Colorado - Aspen Times Weekly |
 | | Only two people have climbed all of Colorado's Fourteeners in calendar winter, between the winter solstice and the vernal equinox: Tom Mereness, 57, of Boulder was the first, from 1976-1992, and his climbing partner and friend, Jim Bach, 52, also of Boulder, the second. |
 | | But Dawson, who put up the second winter ascent of Capitol's North Face with Michael Kennedy in the 1970s, makes a clear distinction between the dangers of skiing and climbing in the backcountry. |
 | | Last week, Ralston said he was putting the project on hold for the remaining two weeks of official winter (ending March 21), but then he reversed his opinion. |
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