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If the typical tourist landmarks are not for you, and you want to get off the beaten track then here are a couple tips that you wont find in normal tourist guides. Today: Pedra da Gávea.

Although Pedra da Gávea is not as high as Pico da Tijuca, this summit is probably more famous as it can be seen from most places in the city, including Ipanema beach.

This hike is much more challenging than the one I wrote about yesterday. Towards the top it gets a little bit more technical. Although you don't need ropes, you do need to be very careful.

The bottom section of the trek is in the rain forest but half way up you suddenly come out through an opening. It was slightly disorientating because the whole mountain was now shrouded in cloud cover.

We saw loads of paragliders circling around in the thermals above the mountain. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a flash of red go past me like a bullet. At first I thought it was a bird but then realised it was a human that had base jumped in a wingsuit!

Finally reaching the top after a 3 hour trek

Enjoying the view

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