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03-20-2014, 08:09 AM
On March 19th, 2014, Tony (@Absolute Gravity) and I did a lap through Purgatory. It was great canyon with very sculpted walls (the photos do no justice). Knowing it was dry we headed through with minimal gear (thanks @Mountaineer (http://www.bogley.com/forum/member.php?u=19072) for posting a candition!).
The final 110ft rappel was interesting. We rapped from a stone that was wedged into a crack on the floor of the canyon. Something a little new to us. The stone that the previous grouped used was no bigger than a baseball. :eek2: I selected a much larger stone, simply to make myself feel better, and it worked just as well.
It was a great day with a great friend.
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Tony rapping under an unusual rock. The 'clamshell rappell' has a good ring to it.
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The vistas around the Dantes are stunning. If you look closely, I'm in the pothole far below.
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The final 110ft rappel was interesting. We rapped from a stone that was wedged into a crack on the floor of the canyon. Something a little new to us. The stone that the previous grouped used was no bigger than a baseball. :eek2: I selected a much larger stone, simply to make myself feel better, and it worked just as well.
It was a great day with a great friend.
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Tony rapping under an unusual rock. The 'clamshell rappell' has a good ring to it.
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The vistas around the Dantes are stunning. If you look closely, I'm in the pothole far below.
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