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Most viewed - Rhino Cliffs (Laurel Cr. Gorge) Dennis Cove, TN |
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3 viewsLooking up from the bottom of the rope
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3 viewsThis is the view looking up from just below the point (Fornication Point) where the rope landing zone is as we continue to climb lower on the main cliff spine
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3 viewsThis is the view looking up from just below the point (Fornication Point) where the rope landing zone is as we continue to climb lower on the main cliff spine
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3 viewsLooking down
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3 viewsThis is part of the drop that would require roping to continue (safely) down and would be the first major obstacle you would encounter if climbing up from the bottom. it would be hard to do that as you would be unable to throw a rope up that high so would require some serious freestyle climbing !
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3 viewsJohn on the previous drop on the main spine. We did not go any lower than this point on this trip. We still had a lot of arduous climbing to do to get back to the rope and then still had to renegotiate the crack which would be much harder than the descent !
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3 viewsAnother view across the Diamond Rock
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3 viewsLooking down on the main spine that leads to the falls
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3 viewsView of the Diamond Rock from the perch John was previously on (main spine)
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3 viewsJohn resting as we find a small level spot on the climb back up
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3 viewsView looking down at the gorge just above the falls
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3 viewsJohn climbing back up to the rope landing point
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3 viewsJohn back at the point as seen from my puckering perch on the ledge .
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3 viewsBack to the rope
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3 viewsTyler has made a slip loop which will help us back up
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3 viewsJohn uses brute strength and Tyler's very helpful slip loop to get up the crack to the large tree root we are standing on . Still much to go above the root but it has plenty of toe holds !
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3 viewsJohn back at the point as seen from my puckering perch on the ledge
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3 viewsJohn finishes and pauses to get some pics of me as I come up the last section of the climb.
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3 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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3 viewsJohn going down the crack on the rope
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3 viewsJohn going down the crack on the rope
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3 viewsJohn pauses for a cameo before going over the pine tree root
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3 viewsgoing over the root
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3 viewsRhododendron Minus (only seen in a few areas around here)
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