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Another curious group photo of the Boys (Tetons 2002)
The Boys Hall of Fame (continued - page 2)

Periodically, the G-WeB photo archive is purged of it's many useless and pointless images of the Boys doing such exhilarating things like staring, walking and making faces. Some of those images are likely to show up here.

Unfortunately (or fortunately... depending on your point of view), not all of the adventures of the Boys are chronicled. There have been guest backpackers like 35-lbs of Rope Paul and Zero Weight In His Pack John who are yet to appear in the Hall of Fame... don't despair... it's only a matter of time before they become digitized! But here goes... more from the Boys Hall of Fame!
This candid photo of Anonymous Bather in WY won Honorable Mention in G-WeB's 2002 Scariest Pix Contest.
The Jogging LaBella Brothers descend the Hermit Trail (Grand Canyon 2001) and pull off a power shot as they effortlessly cruise past the endpoint of their previous, ill-fated and thwarted trip to the bottom.
... but, who are The Jogging LaBella Brothers?

Born on Long Island, the sons of Italian immigrant Black Fly Mike '49 and Irish maven I'll Camp on My Honeymoon Ruth, "g" and RB grew up with a generation of years between them. They have a sister, Di, who was responsible for ensuring that RB did not wander too far from his box as an infant.

Anywho... The Boys with sole got their reputation in the Grand Canyon (10/00) when they reacted to an impromptu decision

Above: "g" atop Phelps
Right: RB preparing to summit Algonquin
(Adirondack Mts. 2002)
to jog (with 45-lb. packs and hiking boots) the last 5-miles of the trail from Cottonwood to Bright Angel Campground. As rumor (and now legend) has it, they simply picked up their pace and spontaneously began to jog when they were co-opted by the esprit de corp of joggers running a race along the Canyon's floor. Along with the men and women donning nothing more then skimpy nylon shorts, tank tops, running shoes and water bottles, the Boys with Backpack Panache simply... joined in. It was not until later that evening at Phantom Ranch, when joggers from earlier in the day gave the Jogging LaBella Brothers the high-five, that RB and "g" were able to convince the Boys of their marathonian-like (and truly bizarre hiking) behavior along the Bright Angel Creek.
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