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Jan 1Liked by Tania Rabesandratana

This is Alex's mom. :-) Loved your article. I now have a brand-new Substack presence. Only one article so far, & an About page. Check it out -- it looks like we have lots to talk about!

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Bienvenue Dierdre ! I'm so pleased to know you enjoyed my article, and excited to read your thoughtletters ☺️

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Mar 28, 2022Liked by Tania Rabesandratana

Wow, this is such an inspiring article! I loved Free Solo too, but had no idea his mom did this (twice!) Also, you make me laugh..."EASY PEASY!" lol!! These are some excellent quotes; I wouldn't have though of it but yes, Alex Honnold is an excellent study in motivation.

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Nov 10, 2021Liked by Tania Rabesandratana

Great article ! I loved the doc about Alex too. Quite amazed to learn about his mom. Insanely inspiring. This intrisic gold of climbing at the top of your dream, that must be some kind of cool nirvana moment for sure. Thanks for the inspiring writing Tania 💫

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Merci David 🙏🏽 I agree on all counts! I also love this quote of Wolownick's in the NYT: "Climbing was like a key opening this lifelong door. It was wonderful." Makes me wonder what doors I have left to open 🔑

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