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GRAN ROCK!

Kate Hall, 77, Cumbria

Gripping the boulders, I stretch and hoist myself to the top of the rock, before swinging my legs and abseiling back down.

Another successful climb! I thought, unhooking myself.

‘My girlfriend says she wants to be as fit as you when she’s older,’ a young man tells me.

‘Thank you!’ I chuckle.

Sometimes, there are onlookers surprised at what I can do.

You see, at 77 years old, I am a strong rock climber.

I also

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