First rappell station. It might seem natural to rappell straight down, but you must follow the crack on the left side of you to prevent a terrible traverse. A 70m will reach to the ground from the second station.

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First rappell station. It might seem natural to rappell straight down, but you must follow the crack on the left side of you to prevent a terrible traverse. A 70m will reach to the ground from the second station.

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a look at the 3rd pitch

Wild Kat rapping from the second station on the new rappel route. A 70m just makes it to the bottom of the gully followed by some scrambling.

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Preston Searl

Jun 22, 2019

“First rappell station. It might seem natural to rappell straight down, but you must follow the crack on the left side of you to prevent a terrible traverse. A 70m will reach to the ground from the second station.”

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Right after the steep section the angle eases considerably. From there just skip the intermediate anchors and gun it to the summit.

a look at the 3rd pitch

First rappell station. It might seem natural to rappell straight down, but you must follow the crack on the left side of you to prevent a terrible traverse. A 70m will reach to the ground from the second station.

Wild Kat rapping from the second station on the new rappel route. A 70m just makes it to the bottom of the gully followed by some scrambling.

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Pika topping off on Tachycardia (2012)

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Mariann having fun on Tachycardia

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Lowering off the nose of the climb. I think the bolts for this rap have since been removed and a new rap route has been developed.

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