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Modelled by Anne<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>A well-bundled group <\/div>
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<\/a>Off we go <\/div>
Following the flags<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Into the white <\/div>
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<\/a>Ice and rock <\/div>
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<\/a>Seals come up through cracks in the ice <\/div>
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<\/a>Anne (our guide) demonstrates how the gnaw holes to widen them <\/div>
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<\/a>Don <\/div>
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<\/a>Sasha dance <\/div>
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<\/a>Me <\/div>
And yellow pants<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Anne's cool polar bear hat <\/div>
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<\/a>Sea water seeps up through cracks to form pools <\/div>
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<\/a>No nametags <\/div>
Can you tell who's who?<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Flag, ice, windmills <\/div>
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<\/a>Bill <\/div>
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<\/a>Onwards to the coolest ice formations <\/div>
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<\/a>Ice tunnel <\/div>
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<\/a>Climbing <\/div>
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<\/a>Tall ice pillar <\/div>
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<\/a>Crossroads <\/div>
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<\/a>Anne uncovers <\/div>
To adjust her goggles<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Lorenzo <\/div>
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<\/a>Jeff <\/div>
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<\/a>Along the flags <\/div>
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<\/a>Blue ice <\/div>
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<\/a>Getting a closer look <\/div>
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