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From my seat at the rifugio table, the facades seemed unscalable, though I knew the mountain’s back ridge lay along the next day’s section of the Alta Via 2.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2022
The court has a problem, no doubt, one that barriers of unscalable height around its building won’t solve.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2022
Sharma calls it “one of those areas where we’re doing unscalable things to keep the environment to be a place that’s healthy for communities.”
From The Verge ● Dec. 9, 2021
Bicycle racks and an unscalable fence surround the U.S.
From Reuters ● Nov. 11, 2021
“The cliffs are unscalable, and the northern road is the only way in or out. You’ll have to get through a guarded checkpoint before you even reach the ringwall.”
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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