This week's episode began high in the Rocky Mountains where Alex, Tyree, Jenn, and Colie continued to participate in Outward Bound training.

Aaaaand I'm asleep.

Okay, just joshing. I somehow stayed awake to watch all sorts of exciting things, like Raleigh warning the kids to drink a lot of water now because there wouldn't be much later. Hmmm... might someone get dehydrated?

Well, soon the gang was off and hiking, which meant it took about .3 seconds before the complaining set in. Oh, the bags! The steep grade! The thinning air! Meanwhile, they didn't seem to notice the poor camera men, lugging their heavy equipment without saying a peep. The best part of all this, however, was that Colie then came on screen and bemoaned that the hike was going to take two and a half hours. Yes, a mere 150 minutes. Again, I'm no master of the wild, but when I went on my pre-orientation camping trip for college, we were trekking along for at least six to eight hours a day. Get over it and shut up.

Of course, there was no way they'd get over it and shut up. Next Jenn joined the peanut gallery, complaining, "It's stupid. I don't know why we have to hike so far. I don't know why we have to go so high. I don't understand what's so fascinating about going 11,000 feet or whatever." She then added, "How are we supposed to have a meaningful experience without alcohol involved. It just makes no sense!"

Okay, she didn't say that, but I did agree with her on one point: this wasn't fascinating at all. At least, not in the context of a show like The Real World. However, maybe it was all worth it, just to see Colie break down and cry like a baby. "Why we running up there?" she whined. "I can't breathe!"

"I miss my perm!"

Everyone's mood quickly changed, however, when they reached a patch of snow. Everyone's inner child came out, and soon all the kids were cavorting and sliding arouond, acting as if they hadn't just been skiing three or four episodes ago.

Ooh! A symbolic deer in the distance! How very The Queen!

While the hikers developed a tight, snow-based bond, our three slackers in Denver were living it up, going out for a fancy dinner at The Old Spaghetti Factory. The producers then quickly cut back and forth from Stephen, Davis, and Brooke acting silly and joyful to Alex, Tyree, Jenn, and Colie struggling resolutely through the Rocky Mountain terrain. Don't you get it? The spoiled brats like Brooke think they have it so hard, but they don't have it hard at all. What an astounding point!

Anyway, the hikers weren't very happy with the others, and Jenn told us, "I think our roommates are probably eating some gourmet diner." Well, they were certainly eating dinner. I don't know if The Old Spaghetti Factory qualified as gourmet. Personally, I was shocked that we didn't see Danny and Melinda sitting at the next table, with Danny saying, "This spaghetti is wicked awesome."

Later, we found the trio of non-hikers settling into the hot tub, which seemed strikingly uncharacteristic for a germaphobe like Brooke. Nothing says healthy like simmering in a vat of your sick roommates' germs!

Back on the mountain the next morning, Tyree began to struggle in the cold air. He came to a full stop, bent over and wheezed. Turns out he couldn't breathe. Oh no! What would happen???