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928 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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928 viewsOld moonshine still from days of old we found on our way back up the mountain
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927 viewsView from cliffs looking at Big Pond Mtn (taken with my larger camera)
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926 viewsView from the Diamond Rock looking down on where Lower laurel Falls is
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926 viewsTyler on his first descent of the crack using the rope and harness he rigged up as John looks on with much interest (Taken with my larger camera)
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925 viewsOnce on top of the pine tree root there is still much vertical to go but its much easier since there are places to get a toe in where below it there is nothing.
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925 viewsTyler on his first descent of the crack using the rope and harness he rigged up as John looks on with much interest (Taken with my larger camera)
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924 viewsview along the ledge
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924 viewsView of the Diamond Rock from the perch John was previously on (main spine)
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923 viewsFirst views of the Rhino Cliffs
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923 viewsJohn goes ahead of me to complete the last leg of the climb
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921 viewsJohn goes ahead of me to complete the last leg of the climb
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921 viewsJohn and Larry sitting on the highest point of the Rhino Cliffs
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921 viewsJohn eyeballing 'the crack' with much interest as my son Tyler is rigging up ropes to rappel down it.
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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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918 viewsZoomed view of gorge from cliff top (taken with my larger camera)
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917 viewsLooking down at the Laurel Creek (gorge) from the ledge
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917 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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917 viewsHere at the Diamond Rock I am not sure what was going on as I arrived but, it looks like Tyler is being sworn in to the Camel Servicer`s Union # 420 !
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916 viewsTyler accessing the crack
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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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916 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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915 viewsAfter a considerable climb farther down the cliff spine we discovered what we call the Diamond Rock. Here is Tyler as he stands upon it with John looking on. You can see the elation in John`s face !
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915 viewsgoing over the root
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