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Early in the alpine season of 2024, all-round climber Freja Shannon suffers a serious fall on the North Face of Les Droites in the French Alps, resulting in a broken back. Despite a grim prognosis, Freja fights her way back with surprising speed—first on her feet, then on the rock. Joined by her climbing partner Ariane Moreau, Freja attempts to ascend Ave Ceasar, a pristine 7c trad route on the spectacular Petit Clocher du Portalet (2,623 m) in the Swiss Alps.
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00:03When I was in hospital, the first nurse that I saw, she said that I probably won't climb for a
00:09year. So I just thought I'd never be where I am now, six months later. But then I never,
00:17I didn't know about the mental side. I didn't think there'd be such an emotional residue from,
00:21I guess, a trauma falling off something. I suddenly just saw ledges I could hit
00:26everywhere and like cams were just ripping in my mind the way they did when I fell off.
00:31And I think that's the hardest thing, that you might feel physically fine, but mentally it takes a lot more
00:36work.
00:40No, I'm off. I don't know, I'm off. Okay, are you ready?
00:44Yeah.

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