They leave their mark on bridges and underpasses, invade abandoned buildings to gain access to the top floors and scale skyscrapers by climbing from one window frame to another.

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The soldier had been raving about climbing to the top of the tower over and over again, fighting endless bugs, and all for some lousy medal.

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The art of climbing to the top requires a delicate balance of skills, cultural awareness and calculated confidence.

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Climbing to the top along narrow streets lined with flower boxes, boutiques and galleries rewards with sweeping countryside vistas of Provence.

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He was in post for 10 months between 2005 and 2006 at the height of the failings in care before climbing up the NHS hierarchy to take the top job.

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