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Beast Instagammer of the Week: Andy Mann

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A large female elephant politely asking me to "back the f*** up." I personally do not speak "elephant" so it's possible she had already asked me once, but I'm really good at reading body language, so I'm out of here!

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"Find your own way down and we'll meet you back at the house!" Certain frames you never forget capturing. @highsteph and Mario Richard take the quicker way down after climbing "Ancient Art" outside Moab, Utah. From the #3stringsproductions film, "A Perfect Circle.".

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Let's do this. The caravan passing through the San Rafael Swell & off to #Notchpeak, America's 2nd highest vertical drop. So psyched.

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Great way to finish the day with @orienstar. Enjoying the holiday weekend getaway North of San Francisco.

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Angry Leopard in black & white.

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A real moment from the hanging belay on pitch 4 (about 600 feet up the tower). @angelajpayne and I take what little cover we have as @mikelibecki cleans loose rock and debris on lead above us. He's careful to direct any loose rock away from us, as seen here flying above Angie. Sometimes there is no escaping vulnerability in terrain like this. 6 days later we were on the summit of Poumaka.

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Unknown shipwreck on a reef off of Frigate Pass. Looks to be within the last 10 years? Inshore sea mounts and reef edges will get ya!

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A moonscape at sea. I shot this from the bow of our small boat around 3am as we pushed and broke through miles of sea ice last month. I told our captain, in a worried voice, "Hey man, I see a lot of ice out there..." He replied "I see a lot of water." Ha! Is your fjord half full or half empty?

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A few large Bulls hanging just under the surface. I am thrilled to have just received the news that this area, called "shark reef" (wonder why?), is now a Marine Protected Area. Good job Fiji! Keep my friends safe!

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