You're always trying to climb up the hill.

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With a partner and gear, you can probably climb an average pitch (usually up to 200 feet) in about half an hour.

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Mr. LEPAGE: But they - you know, you could be back up to much closer to average levels and then you could see the median sale price climb pretty fast.

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And you could see the fire, about 10 minutes ago, climb up the top of this ridge here.

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Food, natural swimming pools and very basic accommodation is available should you be too enthralled (or tired) to tackle the steep climb back up the same day.

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Luck may take you up to the head of the curve, but you can be a happy storyteller earning a decent wage without having to climb up that steep slope to the top.

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When a company is trying as hard as Nokia is to revive its products, strategy and well, itself, you feel uncomfortable about pointing to their latest slip-up in the long, hard climb to better things.

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When you reach the bottom of the slope, your only option is to take a deep breath and climb up the next one.

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