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Rappeling the Pencil, saves time but CHECK THE ANCHORS before you commit to them!!
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The Pencil in.
pencil, from above on the traverse around, the pillar was wobbly, so we bailed part way up and went around.
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Dave Rone
Oct 25, 2010
“Rappeling the Pencil, saves time but CHECK THE ANCHORS before you commit to them!!”  

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The Pencil in.
Rappeling the Pencil, saves time but CHECK THE ANCHORS before you commit to them!!
pencil, from above on the traverse around, the pillar was wobbly, so we bailed part way up and went around.
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Polar Circus. November 2012.
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