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Army Spc. Jeremy Breckenridge tightens his crampons while prepping for vertical ice climbing at Smuggler's Notch, Jeffersonville, Vt., March 5, 2016. Breckenridge is an infantryman assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Mountain. Vermont Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Chelsea Clark

Prepping for Climbing

Army Spc. Jeremy Breckenridge tightens his crampons while prepping for vertical ice climbing at Smuggler's Notch, Jeffersonville, Vt., March 5, 2016. Breckenridge is an infantryman assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Mountain. Vermont Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Chelsea Clark

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