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Jun 21, 2024
A mountain rises above sandy red dirt not far from Jim McMahon’s home in Arizona. There are saguaros, jagged rocks, maybe some rattlers. But no trail.
As he drives by, McMahon tells his friend, “I can’t wait to climb that.”
The idea would be ambitious for any 64-year-old, let alone for one who recently came close to losing his right leg.