The RFT's Danny Wicentowski recently got to explore two abandoned buildings with a local crew of brave, feisty women who don't let anything so minor as locks keep them from adventure. The photos here don't reveal their faces, but they do show the crew scaling smokestacks, making their way through long-vacant edifices and seeing a side of the St. Louis area tucked far from curious eyes.

For more on their exploits, see Wicentowski's story. All photos by Danny Wicentowski