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Why a 53-year-old man spent nearly a week pushing a peanut up Pikes Peak

Bob Salem had to wait until summit house officially opened

Colorado Springs resident Bob Salem, 53, ...
Courtesy of the City of Manitou Springs
Colorado Springs resident Bob Salem, 53, pushed a peanut up the eastern face Pikes Peak using a contraption attached to his nose.
Bruce Finley of The Denver Post
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A 53-year-old man who pushed a peanut up the rocky face of 14,115-foot Pikes Peak says that, when he reached the summit after six days of crawling, he badly needed water.
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