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Sat 01 Jan 2010Bright lights, open spaces
The host city of next month’s Winter Olympics was built by people who love the great outdoors, writes JOANNA ROBERTS
Getting to see this view, however, can take a bit of an effort. Yes, there’s an easy route up the mountain: just take the gondola that lifts you high above the trees and the pen where film-star wolves go to retire and glide effortlessly to the summit. But if you fancy a challenge (or you’re on a budget) there’s always the 2,830-step trail up the mountain’s southern face.
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