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May 16, 2012
May 16, 2012
Tsingy Climbing, Madagascar
Photograph by Stephen Alvarez, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Adventure and Exploration Photos
Climber John "Razor Sharp" Benson weaves through skin-ripping pinnacles. In Malagasy, the formations are called tsingy, meaning "where one cannot walk barefoot." The terrain resists intrusions from hunters, hungry cattle, and wildfires.
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