Finland

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Ram leads the boys into the playground.

 

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Ramooski on rappel. Brian watches from below.

 

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Brian finishing off the climb to top rung of the monkey bars.

 

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Ram and a couple of new recruits up on top.

 

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Elevator down.

 

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It’s dark in here.

 

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Around every corner, a new hall, just as good as the last.

 

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Brian on belay, Brandt getting flushed.

 

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Ramoo, gettin’ skinny

 

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Brian and Brandt gettin’ even skinnier.

 

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Skull.

 

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Brian in the deep.

 

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Brian near the window.

 

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Brian starting up the crux.

 

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Just three little boys, never doing no good…

 

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Big bouldas.

 

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Our tour guide for the day, pointing like he knows what he is talking about…

 

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Brian farther up the crux.

 

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Escalator up.

 

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Ram, making sure he is the first to lay down new tracks…

 

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Arch.

 

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This way. Or is it this way?

 

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In the belly. Nice light, scary man.

 

Elephant Butte

 

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Tom, getting limber on the first little climb of the day.

 

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A man and his cane.

 

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Brian getting crunk on a small climb.

 

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Ram making some memories.

 

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Number 19 on the summit for Mr. Ramras.

 

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Exploring a new way down.

 

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Brandt making a cameo.

 

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Where grown men act like little boys.

 

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Brian on the final rappel.

 

Dragonfly

 

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The potholes. Put on the wetsuit for a total of 30 feet.

 

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The worst of the water.

 

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Very nice rappel.

 

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Nice section of canyon.

 

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At the final rappel.

 

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Brian on rope duty.

 

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Get on down.

 

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Lovely colors and light for the hike out.

 

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More colors, more hiking.

 

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The end.