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(1989) Kirk B. Weaver of St. Louis, Mo. on one of his “climb-a-thons” atop Linda Glacier with 12,349-foot Mount Cook in the background. He is director of development at United Methodist-related Epworth Children's home in Webster Grove, Mo., and so far has raised more than $150,000 by climbing mountains. Religion News Service file photo by Robert Lear

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