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Back & Spine

Odd numbness in climber’s right foot turns out to be … a spinal tumor

It was “as complex as neurosurgery gets,” but neurosurgeon has him back on the boulders

Page Leggett
Contributing Writer
Published Nov. 7, 2024
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Cameron Pudney goes bouldering, rock climbing without ropes or harnesses, in Hueco Tanks State Park, 40 miles east of El Paso, Texas.

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