tS=Five-and-a-half hours of tramping through <b>boreal</b> forest had brought us 26 miles to an exquisite campsite on a raised knoll surrounded by spruce trees beneath Mount Gilroy.<br><br>The balance-and-dexterity events are rooted in the need for subsistence hunters in <b>boreal</b> regions to maintain fitness and flexibility during the long winters.&tQ=<b>Boreal</b> means:&tC=Rugged|Rolling|Northern|Unexplored|Awe-inspiring&cC=3&fB=<b>Boreal</b> means northern, of the north. <b>Boreal</b> is pronounced BOHR-ee-ul.
