Van 2 made a pit stop in Plymouth on the way up to use Mr. Irving's stellar facilities. (RP)
White Mountains or Misty Mountains? You tell me. (RP)
There will now be a moment of silence for the blank rock face which used to be the Old Man in the Mountain. (RP)
The parking lot at Bretton Woods is, as usual, jammed with vans. As more and more teams get the picture and start bringing 15-passenger vans, it looks more uniform. (RP)
Meeting the team at Bretton Woods' new upper lodge. (Nice digs, by the way.) (RP)
Starting from the left, in purple: Connie, Abby, Joe, Parker, Julia, Joan (hiding behind Julia), Adam, Doug (hiding behind Adam), Mike, Michele (looking away,) Dave, Ashley. (RP)
Julia got this shot, too: Connie, Abby, Parker, Joe, Rich (checking that last shot,) Joan, Adam, Mike, Doug, Michele, Dave, Ashley, and Josh. (JK)
The Tutu team did, in fact, wear tutus (or at least the ruffled skirts) from start to finish. I don't think the wigs lasted through the first shift, though. (DA)
The starting stage, below the chair lifts. (Break left at the chairlift!) (DA)
It's not clear to me which team this was: the Wigglers, or the Shaguar? Either way, the taped-on plastic body parts came off somewhere on the way to the beach. (DA)
Joe is up first, so it's time to stretch. (PM)
Doug, Abby, and MJ. For some reason, the Septuplets from Different Mothers always wound up in our pictures at the start. (PM)
Yeah, Joe, you have to run up there! We get ready for the official team photo. (RP)
The starting chute, showing the time since the first team began, around 7:30 that morning. (RP)
Van two checks in with Julia. (RP)
Adam is up next. (PM)
Mob scene at the staging area. (DA)
Team Cowbell was back, too. Mooo! (DA)
Joe with a few of the other tough guys who would ascend the mountain with him. (RP)
Joe warming up. (RP)
The lineup. (RP)
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Another stride from Joe (DA)
OK, we all got pictures of it. (DA)
Really. (DA)
Better get in another stride. (PM)
Can we start yet? (PM)
Now we're off. (DA)
Julia missed Joe, because he was hiding in the back... (JK)
...so he could count the whole wave as roadkill. (PM)
And away they go. (RP)
Now Joe is on his way down. No bleeding heels, this time. (RP)
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In to the transition (RP)
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STICK! (PM)
Dave is waiting for Adam near the top of Crawford Notch, at T2. (MW)
Is that Adam? (JK)