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1229 viewsDown down down,,
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1182 viewsView to the right
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1178 viewsMe climbing back up one of the many drops between the Diamond Rock and Fornication Point. (Photo by John Forbes)
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1150 viewsTyler, Larry, and John taking a break on top before we begin our steep descent down the other side to find the cliffs
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1146 viewsAfter a long arduous climb through some nice Fall color, I can see the high ridge top above me
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1137 viewsJohn and Larry sitting on the highest point of the Rhino Cliffs
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1137 viewsTyler on his first descent of the crack using the rope and harness he rigged up (Taken with my larger camera)
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1128 viewsJohn back at the point as seen from my puckering perch on the ledge
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1127 viewsJohn makes his way along the ledge to get back to the point
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1126 viewsThe descent takes us into the Wilderness area
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1126 viewsJohn and myself as we stand on 'the ledge some 60 feet below the summit of the cliffs as seen through the small hole in top of the cliffs by Larry Jarret. (Photo by Larry Jarret)
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1125 viewsJohn Forbes seen high above me as we hike towards the early morning sun on a very steep route to reach the high ridge above.
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1119 viewsTyler getting to know the crack
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1115 viewsJohn goes ahead of me to complete the last leg of the climb
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1113 viewsTyler working on rigging some ropes above 'the crack'
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1111 viewsA happy gnome (John Forbes) gnome poses the top of the cliffs !
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1106 viewsThe ledge
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1105 viewsA happy gnome (John Forbes) gnome poses the top of the cliffs !
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1105 viewsJust a little more to go ,,,,,,, phew !
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1104 viewsRat drone view of Larry as he sits atop the Rhino Cliffs
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1103 viewsGoing down
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1101 viewsif you look closely you can see Larry Jarret on the tip top of the cliffs as I look back to try and get some scale to the actual height of these amazing cliffs
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1100 viewsTyler on Diamond Rock
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1099 viewsMe tightly wedged within the crack as I attempt to get over the large pine tree root that blocks the way. My son Tyler is above and has fabricated a slip loop to aid in my ascent (Photo by John Forbes)
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