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bluedigger

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2. The tradition was resurrected in the 80's in New England.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2026, 10:56 AM

Yesterday

I went through the Army Mountain Warfare School, run by my National Guard battalion in Vermont, and also spent a month training with the Alpini troops in northern Italy. Climbing the Alps on skis all day for a great run back down the mountain at the end, lol.

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