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Escape from COVID-19 at Corona Ridge

Dec 4, 2020 by Emylene VanderVelden

Longtime Backpacking Light author Emylene VanderVeldon takes on a suspiciously-named untraversed route, one of the most difficult she’s ever attempted.

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