Marine Corps Cpl. Joel Weaver, a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, climbs up a sheer cliff face using knotted line climbing techniques during Mountain Exercise (MTX) 1-23 at MCMWTC, Bridgeport, California, Sept. 24, 2022. MTX is a month-long exercise designed to prepare units to survive and operate effectively in austere, mountainous terrain.

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