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 Winning team Bones\' first-hand report
\"I called for Chris to protect me should the cat get any wild ideas, but at my shouting and flailing wildly, the jaguar jumped out of the tree and ran away.\" |
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 Back in contact, all race reports posted here now
The remoteness of the course this year left an impression on all of the racers as well as on your faithful reporter! |
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 Everyone is home!
Dark Horse paddled home last night in the dark, and Mundo Aventura-Thule and BCR-Forza followed just after sunrise this morning. |
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 Aventuras de Sarapiquí paddles in for third place
This team’s forte is the water, and they have made the best times of all on the rafting and kayaking sections. |
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 Aditec JCB takes second place
This is a really tough team – battling hard in spite of Ligia’s infected blisters and Marco’s painful chafing. |
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 Team Bones (USA) wins the Costa Rica Coast to Coast!
With a flawless performance, Bones becomes the first out-of-country team ever to win this competition. |
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 Dark Horse pushing hard
This team, although out of the offical ranking, made an exceptional effort to get there for today’s 2pm rafting cutoff. |
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 Sarapiquí nails the rafting section
“Since we are all trained guides, we do not need to stop before a rapid or to give commands” says captain Pongo. “Everyone knows what to do.” |
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 Dark Horse (USA) out of competition
After 20 hours of hiking, Dark Horse returns to PC5 – to be transported to their bikes, continuing in the race but out of the running for a prize. |
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 Frost in Costa Rica
The teams who had to sleep up here, 3000 m above sea level, had a very cold night with minimal gear. |
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 Dodging venomous snakes while searching for team BCR.
A second later the snake struck at him, and as he stepped back it struck again at his other foot. |
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 A long hike through mountainous jungle
We were in a clearing in the cloud forest, but the mist all around, obscuring the surrounding peaks, made it difficult to locate ourselves exactly on the topo map. |
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