Nate & Ryan's
40th Birthday
Canyon Challenge

Master baker, professional people-feeder, and by consensus the most caring person in the group — right up until someone crosses her, at which point Penny is not afraid to pick a fight. She has never once backed down from a Facebook battle and isn't planning to start. Equal parts warmth and warfare: feed you first, defend you always, argue with you if you deserve it.

Day one, Yuri shows up in business mode: neat hair, clean shaven, loafers. By day two, the wind's taken over hair duty, the scruff's moved in and decided to stay, and the loafers have quietly been replaced by Altras carrying him across the canyon. Through it all, he's still the most preppy person in the group. He's been single-handedly keeping the short-sleeve polo industry alive since 2005. He can take a joke and dish them out just as fast. He loves to ask questions. Just remember that your answers will fuel his comedy for later.

Ryan and Renee enjoy stealing each other's souls at the gym. The Grand Canyon will be no exception. Addicted to CrossFit, a little bossy — okay, a lot bossy — and allergic to a lack of preparation. Renee loves an itinerary the way most people love a vacation; give her a plan and she will follow it to the minute, then make sure you do too. She's also somehow awful at geography despite being extremely good at getting everyone exactly where they need to be. Bonus quirk: she uses real words, just never in the context you'd expect. The Grand Canyon has no idea what it signed up for.