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"Michael, everything looks great on your resume, but you may or may not get hired, you really have not climbed enough steep snow covered mountains to work for the school… that is going to hurt you a lot. I am very sorry."

I was dumbstruck. I could not leave it at that. I wanted to work in the mountains. I had to think of something quick.

So I asked. "What if I go climb some steep snow covered mountains and then I call you back then will you hire me? "Oh, we most certainly will!" was the reply from the Outward Bound School administrator.

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