In the world of mountaineering and climbing, where the peaks are high and the challenges even higher, there's an unspoken reverence for those who defy gravity and push the limits of human endurance.

But what happens when the heroes we idolize hide dark secrets?

This is the horrifying story of a well known and talented climber who many people thought they knew, thought they were friends with and looked up to. Northern California climber Charles Barrett was sentenced in June 2024 to life in prison for crimes against women.**
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*If you or someone you know is in crisis, help is available. To reach the National Domestic Violence Hotline, call 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788. Call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. For support outside the U.S., visit findahelpline.com.

**Domestic violence is a pattern of behaviors used to gain or maintain power and control. The Power and Control Wheel was created by the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project in Duluth, MN.
https://www.thehotline.org/identify-a...

Link to article by Annette McGivney in Outside Online:
https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor...

Further resources and information for victims of sexual assault:

Safe Outside - an independent grassroots initiative designed to combat sexual harassment and sexual assault (SHSA):
https://americanalpineclub.org/safeou...

Safe Outside toolkit:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Trauma Bonding:
https://www.healthline.com/health/men...

Self Care Haven - people who seem nice but are actually narcissists:
https://self-care-haven.com/2024/07/2...

Psychopath Free (Expanded Edition): Recovering from Emotionally Abusive Relationships With Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Other Toxic People authored by Jackson MacKenzie:
https://www.amazon.com/Psychopath-Fre...
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