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Sewer Wall ACT 8-May-2012 At 2:32:21 PM beryllium10

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It's been a long, long time since Mike Peck and friends (including me occasionally) put up some of the routes down there. Lots of scrubbing was required but a good time was had by all. Nice place to climb for a few hours on a summer evening after work, but probably cold and "damp" by this time of year. Red Rocks would be a lot nicer in May.

The bolts should still be solid. They're 3/8" dynabolts sunk to the hilt and the hangers were cut from sturdy angle iron. And there are lots of them. It may take a bit of cleaning to get the routes back in shape, but Sewerside, Doppelwandiger etc, Lure of the Sewer, Gutter Crimes and Mission Brown are all good. So are many of the others but I've forgotten the names.

Swimming is great in summer (contrary to the name, the crag is far upstream from the treatment works). Occasionally looking down from some ledge you'd see a platypus cruising around in the pool below the main wall. One day when planning some photography I slung a rope from the belay chain above the pool, tied on and swung out intending to jug up and take pictures. Let's just say I misjudged the angles and instead took a slow graceful dive into the surf. Very amusing for the bystanders. The camera still takes pictures, but the light meter and electronics never worked again ...