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The Beavers head up into the hills. Though the programme I'm with is called the Northern Education Project, it was originally named Operation Beaver. Up here, the moniker has stuck around, to the accompaniment of much ribald humour. To the left of me are Dylan from Alaska and Jenn from Wales. Not pictured are Chie from Japan and Olek from Poland, who stayed back at the cabin for a lack of skis.