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Canada 2008
Four friends
Four friends
Flew to Canada and packed a Jeep as full as humanly possible
Flew to Canada and packed a Jeep as full as humanly possible
They headed first to Squamish to climb run out slabs (3 bolts in 40m!)
They headed first to Squamish to climb run out slabs (3 bolts in 40m!)
...some truly gnarly cracks
...some truly gnarly cracks
and some truly gruesome laybacks
and some truly gruesome laybacks
They then drove North for three days to the edge of the Artic Circle...
They then drove North for three days to the edge of the Artic Circle...
...took a pair of floatplanes with canoes strapped to the side...
...took a pair of floatplanes with canoes strapped to the side...
...and then walked for two days carrying several rucksacks each
...and then walked for two days carrying several rucksacks each
Much bushwacking and swearing was involved
Much bushwacking and swearing was involved
But it was worth it to arrive at the bottom of the breathtakingl Lotus Flower Tower
But it was worth it to arrive at the bottom of the breathtakingl Lotus Flower Tower
They got fired up...
They got fired up...
...and climbed lots
...and climbed lots
And got rather tired!
And got rather tired!
They got caught in storms
They got caught in storms
Chased away theives
Chased away theives
Had run ins with wolves
Had run ins with wolves
and rather big bears
and rather big bears
and also rather precocious rucksacks!
and also rather precocious rucksacks!
They got stranded without food...
They got stranded without food...
...and had to swim swollen meltwater to find their canoes
...and had to swim swollen meltwater to find their canoes
They finally found some canoes and began their paddle
They finally found some canoes and began their paddle
Negotiating Virginia Falls along the way (twice the height of Niagara Falls)
Negotiating Virginia Falls along the way (twice the height of Niagara Falls)
They got stuck in horrendous mud
They got stuck in horrendous mud
And wilted on the river in the sun
And wilted on the river in the sun
But eventually made it back to civilisation with big fat smiles!
But eventually made it back to civilisation with big fat smiles!
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