This is the lower of two walk+rap off options. Go higher past the last pitch, follow cairns to climbers left... keep following these cairns, the will drop down past this to a huge detached pillar/block. You can downclimb to rap anchors nearby.

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This is the lower of two walk+rap off options. Go higher past the last pitch, follow cairns to climbers left... keep following these cairns, the will drop down past this to a huge detached pillar/block. You can downclimb to rap anchors nearby.

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Solar Slab - wohoo patina!

Looking up " The money pitch "

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“This is the lower of two walk+rap off options. Go higher past the last pitch, follow cairns to climbers left... keep following these cairns, the will drop down past this to a huge detached pillar/block. You can downclimb to rap anchors nearby.”

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