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Rhino Cliffs (Laurel Cr. Gorge) Dennis Cove, TN
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961 viewsLooking up from the ledge
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910 viewsLooking up at the left part of the cliff tops from my puckering ledge perch
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828 viewsThe ledge
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984 viewsThe ledge
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924 viewsview along the ledge
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917 viewsLooking down at the Laurel Creek (gorge) from the ledge
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943 viewsLarry at the top of the Rhino Cliffs adds some scale to how high they are above me from the ledge. Keep in mind that I am on the ledge which is no where near the base of these mighty cliffs !!
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867 viewsAnother crack, Looking up at the left part of the cliff tops from my puckering ledge perch. if you zoom in you can see Tyler looking down at me through that tiny hole up top !!
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844 viewsLooking up at the left part of the cliff tops from my puckering ledge perch
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916 viewsLooking back at the ledge i had just came across which is partly obscured by some growth
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832 viewsThe undercut edge where the fanged critters live
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984 viewsThe undercut edge where the fanged critters live
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856 viewsmaking my way back across the ledge to the point to where I can continue down and join john for more exploration
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872 viewsThe undercut edge where the fanged critters live
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839 viewsThe ledge goes to that point and just around the corner it gets to narrow to safely go any farther
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874 viewsLooking up from the ledge
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928 viewsTyler negotiating the large pine tree root. You can start to see his home made harness which made it much easier
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952 viewsTyler descends the crack
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919 viewsOnce you get below the pine root its all air and verticality without any toe holds or hand holds , it`s all rope at that point !
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1000 viewsTyler makes it look easy
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899 viewsGoing farther along the ledge I found an undercut edge where I am certain many snakes reside
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900 viewsAlmost back to the point
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888 viewsTyler couldn't resist coming back down the rope to join us for more explorations as our excitement was definitely contagious !
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904 viewsThe landing point below the crack. As you can see there is not much rope leftover and it was about a 60 foot long piece.
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