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Raging Whitewater

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A Mama Bear & Her Cub

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The Ultimate Survival Kit

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America’s Ten Most Dangerous Hikes

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Kalalau Trail, Kauai, HI

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The Maze, UT

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Mist Trail, Half Dome, CA

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Buckskin Gulch, UT

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Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon, AZ

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Barr Trail, Pikes Peak, CO

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Abrams Falls, Great Smoky Mtns., TN

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Huckleberry Mtn., Apgar Range, MT

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Muir Snowfield, Mt. Rainier, WA

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Fighting Death on Mt. Foraker

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