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Relaxing before dinner Friday.

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Our happy campsite

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Happy to be settling in

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We went on a short hike and Giselle had a tussle with some kind of poisonous plant

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She immediately broke out in a rash but thankfully it began abating within minutes

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This truck is part of a complicated rig drilling a well for Nelson Rocks

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One of our guides starting the ascent

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Bill, trying to catch up with Giselle

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The road ahead

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Look, ma! No hands!

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Bill and Jackie

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double no-hands!

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back to work

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the three of us!

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looking up at the crazy swinging bridge

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rock detail

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rock detail

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"It'd be easier to climb this crazy rock if Giselle wasn't so busy snapping photos of me!"

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But it's still fun.

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Smiling

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half-crazy

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completely crazy!

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climbing

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diligently hanging on

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Jackie has spotted the camera

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smiling

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The calm before the storm--regrouping before the bridge

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trying to convince Bill that this is a good idea

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These two parallel rock formations are the other side of what we've been climbing around on

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looking at the fins of rock

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another view

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The bridge awaits!

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Determination

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Looking up between the walls

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Still not sure about this

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Heading across

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Getting ready

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Here we go!

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"Hurry up!"

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"See? No hands!"

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Jackie, Bill & Giselle crossing the abyss

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Heading across

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Giselle laughs in the face of danger!

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Safely across, now it's time to climb upward

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Bill and Jackie are almost across

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Jackie mid-way

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Looking up the headwall, a difficult, long, arduous, tough, vertical, and strenuous portion of the climb.

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Watching the first few climbers clamber upward

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Peeking across the valley

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Giselle, about halfway up

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Giselle is nearing the sun

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Bill tried to take a picture of Jackie climbing up, but his photography skills are less than stellar when he's hanging onto steel rungs with one arm. So here's Jackie partially obscured by Bill's leg instead.

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Happy to be at the top of the headwall!

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Smiley

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The bridge seemed high enough but now we've climbed waaaay higher!

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Jackie made it look easy

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"I don't even need my hands to climb this headwall!"

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Bill thinks Jackie makes it look too easy

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a happy trio

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The man in the white hat with two UN peacekeepers

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The king of the mountain (with a funny-looking harness)

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the toughest bicep in town!

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A bit loopy

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Still standing

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Happy mountain couple

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Jackie descending from the headwall

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Bill is ready to climb down.

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Giselle finishing the climb down the headwall, looking very relaxed

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Bill at the bottom of the headwall, looking... pretty exhausted.

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Once back down, it's time to climb again

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Happy

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Jackie is giving G a pep talk

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Jackie

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Trying to follow in Jackie's footsteps

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View from the summit

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Summit

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Guides debating whether we should be heading down

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enjoying a rest and a snack

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Back at the campsite, we made watermelon & cucumber salad and pizzas on the grill.

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Getting ready to demonstrate our tong skills

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The pizza crust is almost ready!