Fixed ropes at base of route. If you have a single 60, you can avoid a final rappel by downclimbing the fixed lines.

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Fixed ropes at base of route. If you have a single 60, you can avoid a final rappel by downclimbing the fixed lines.

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Looking down Pitch 2. Awesome position!

Hiking along the road back to the pullout where you can park your car.

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Steph Abegg

Jun 2, 2019

“Fixed ropes at base of route. If you have a single 60, you can avoid a final rappel by downclimbing the fixed lines.”

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Fixed ropes at base of route. If you have a single 60, you can avoid a final rappel by downclimbing the fixed lines.

Hiking along the road back to the pullout where you can park your car.

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