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Rescue - Bunny Bucket 26-May-2014 At 12:35:29 PM martym

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On 26/05/2014 nmonteith wrote:
>I bailed off a multi-pitch route in the Grose yesterday due to darkness
>approaching. We have lovely unseasonal weather right now in NSW but it
>still gets dark at 5pm. Know your limits and be prepared.

Hi Neil/Paul, can you elaborate on what happened next?
I've never bailed in the Grose before, and to be honest, I'd be very nervous doing so... Whenever we've been there and uncertain about timing - I've gone with the easy option rather than pushing it (eg. doing BBB or Mirrorball instead of Hotel Cal for example)
While I totally agree being stuck in the dark is your own problem and not worth risking other's safety - I imagine trying to find the walking track in the dark with no compass* could be as bad as trying to finish the last pitch of a climb in twilight... that is if it's anything like the approach to the climbs?
Solution would be wait till morning, though then fatigue could become a safety issue as well.

(*note to self: put compass in first aid kit)