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    The Flying Baby From A Famous 1995 Patagonia Catalog Photo Is All Grown Up

    Jordan Leads lives in Las Vegas now and is studying to become a court reporter. An avid rock climber, Leads says she might want to re-create the iconic photo with her own child one day.
    by Scott Simon Apr 10, 2019 1 minute
    This 1991 photo became famous in the climbing community after appearing in a 1995 Patagonia catalog. Almost three decades after the photo was taken, Jordan Leads, the baby pictured, is grown up and tells NPR about her perspective on the photo.

    Almost three decades ago, photographer Greg Epperson created an image that would become iconic to some in the climbing community: a 6-month-old baby in a purple jumpsuit in midair.

    The picture records a moment while the infant is traveling across a vast gap

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