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TR: Noobs on Bellbird Wall 12-Dec-2016 At 8:55:03 AM Lingy

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Good stuff Prozac - it's a pretty ballsy route to get on if you're already pushing your limit at gr18 single pitch! Glad to hear it all turned out well in the end.

As an aside, it's amazing how many epics are had on this route, mostly on the abseil. When I did it last (a few years back) there was another party calmly waiting at the base of wall after having got their rope stuck on the second abseil. For some obscure reason they'd left all their requisite rescue equipment (prusiks, phone (!)...) at the top of the first abseil and figured they'd just wait for the next party to arrive and free their rope for them. Didn't get much of a response when I pointed out BW wasn't Shipley and if we hadn't come along chances are they would've been waiting for some time...

Anyway, great TR and thanks for writing up.