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Most of the finer routes are concentrated on the north side but a few exist on all sides. <br> <br> Approach trail leads to the north side routes (Bombs Away, Cane Toad, To Bee or Not to Bee, Khoday Neer and variants), last segment of yellow hashed line. <br> <br> The approach to Louvre in red, scramble along the base of the rock pillar.<br> <br> The rap exit is shown in green, to rejoin north side to walk back.
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I just posted yet another picture because it is simply so beautiful. One of the most valuable discoveries for me in Bangalore, thanks to Sohan who showed me the ropes here in Dec 2015, Louvre.
Bharath Pereira on the sport route to the right of where the rap line falls (from the block to the left of the crack here).<br> <br> 4 bolts, 5.10d?<br> <br> The rap location tends to cause rope getting stuck. Bharath climbed this route with our other rope in order to free the stuck rope; very handy!
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T T Niranjan
Apr 2, 2017
“Most of the finer routes are concentrated on the north side but a few exist on all sides.

Approach trail leads to the north side routes (Bombs Away, Cane Toad, To Bee or Not to Bee, Khoday Neer and variants), last segment of yellow hashed line.

The approach to Louvre in red, scramble along the base of the rock pillar.

The rap exit is shown in green, to rejoin north side to walk back. ”  

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I just posted yet another picture because it is simply so beautiful. One of the most valuable discoveries for me in Bangalore, thanks to Sohan who showed me the ropes here in Dec 2015, Louvre.
Most of the finer routes are concentrated on the north side but a few exist on all sides. <br> <br> Approach trail leads to the north side routes (Bombs Away, Cane Toad, To Bee or Not to Bee, Khoday Neer and variants), last segment of yellow hashed line. <br> <br> The approach to Louvre in red, scramble along the base of the rock pillar.<br> <br> The rap exit is shown in green, to rejoin north side to walk back.
Bharath Pereira on the sport route to the right of where the rap line falls (from the block to the left of the crack here).<br> <br> 4 bolts, 5.10d?<br> <br> The rap location tends to cause rope getting stuck. Bharath climbed this route with our other rope in order to free the stuck rope; very handy!
Banyan Tree Pillar. <br> <br> Photo: Bangalore Climbing Initiatives
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