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Rappelling from birch tree (rappel anchor is now moved to tree beside the dying birch) looking up at pitch 5 (5.3 "toughest pitch"). You can use the same rappel (or scramble)when decending from the regular route.
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Bob's Knob pitch #5 (after the scrabble through trees) is the upper center half of pic. Birch tree with climber in center of pic is the rappel tree if desired.
Bob's Knob
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Ian Dibbs
Oct 12, 2012
“Rappelling from birch tree (rappel anchor is now moved to tree beside the dying birch) looking up at pitch 5 (5.3 "toughest pitch"). You can use the same rappel (or scramble)when decending from the regular route.”  

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Bob's Knob pitch #5 (after the scrabble through trees) is the upper center half of pic. Birch tree with climber in center of pic is the rappel tree if desired.
Rappelling from birch tree (rappel anchor is now moved to tree beside the dying birch) looking up at pitch 5 (5.3 "toughest pitch"). You can use the same rappel (or scramble)when decending from the regular route.
Bob's Knob
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