The trail begins with two hours of a light track until you reach the Carrasqueira, a steep wall of stone crossed with the use of ropes and helmets.

BBC: Trekking in Rio de Janeiro

During one stretch of the climb, he had to negotiate a narrow 300-yard ledge, with a steep wall on one side and a 2, 000-foot crevasse on the other.

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The steep fall followed the weekend's meltdown on Wall Street.

NPR: Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch: What Does It All Mean?

Worry in the mortgage market was so palpable Wednesday following Bear's news that Lehman Brothers was forced to publicly refute rumors that circulated through Wall Street trading desks suggesting the bank was also preparing to announce steep losses in one of its funds tied to mortgage bonds.

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Worry in the mortgage market was so palpable Wednesday following Bear's news that Lehman Brothers (nyse: LEH - news - people ) was forced to publicly refute rumors that circulated through Wall Street trading desks suggesting the bank was also preparing to announce steep losses in one of its funds tied to mortgage bonds.

FORBES: Bear Scare