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Taipan Super Topo.... 31-Jul-2007 At 4:40:24 PM Safer Cliffs Vic

Message

refering to Naja

On 31/07/2007 Dave J wrote:
>From memory the number postion of the bolts were pretty good....at least
>on the top pitch which is
>wherre people wold be falling off....the anchor at the belay could probably
>be improved....and and
>anchor at the top probably wouldnt hurt either.
>
>Have you tried the route? I dont know of anyone who's done it???

I belayed Zac on it for a few days at the beginning of winter (the start of the wet season!) He got so
close, so many times but no cigar. The problem was the mist kept clinging to the finish holds and
made it very slippery so he would slip off. The running water mixed with bird poo wasn't thatnice either!
He was trying to connect the two pitches together, which was pretty logical. A single 60m rope allowed
him to lower-off form the top back to the ground.

>if you want to replace the bolts I'll give you some money for it....let
>me know what it comes to.

The bolts look okish for the moment.

Zac was raving about a possible grade '23' (!!!) that would go up the scooped face just to the left of
Naja's second pitch. I think he was being optimstic about the grade.