On the approach off The SOB Gully to the start of the route. Scramble up and over this, and the start is around the corner.

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On the approach off The SOB Gully to the start of the route. Scramble up and over this, and the start is around the corner.

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Pitch 5. Lighting bolt crack kind of visible to the right.

Seconding the first pitch, 5.9 Sweet!

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Feb 23, 2023

“On the approach off The SOB Gully to the start of the route. Scramble up and over this, and the start is around the corner.”

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