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Bolting in the Warrumbungles 18-May-2011 At 6:53:17 PM Robin

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On 16/05/2011 nmonteith wrote:
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>Can't you just traverse across down lower? The rap down bit seems a bit
>odd. When we did the route we totally stuffed up the start and climbed
>two very direct pitches straight up to the belay where that rap puts you.
>About grade 20?

Giday Neil. Many moons ago in my former life as a climber I did FOTP. We didn't read the guidebook properly before setting off & assumed it was a climb from the top of pitch 2. My leader at the time actually down climbed on top rope. He couldn't find any gear & I stuipidly said don't worry I'll be right. It was a nervous 'pitch' to second with the rope looping down many meters and with back pack & suspect rock I was not a happy camper. From memory the climbing was not hard & got easier with every meter decended.