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Hotel California 'rescue' anchors 31-Dec-2014 At 7:19:56 AM mikllaw

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I've added a set of anchors near the top which can access the beginning of the traverse pitch and the first half of the traverse. This is because the anchors at the top of P8 have you hanging in space about 40m right of this point.
So if you have to drop a rope to friends marooned here, drop down the gully, walk left (facing out) below the hideous choss, drop down a little corner, and turn right. Walk 15m right into cave with 2 ubolts, one in the wall and one on the ground. Rope down steep slope 15m to the edge to a Ubolt and 2 carrots (from Contented Cows). It's about 50m down to the Contented Cows anchor (2 poor carrots), then another 40m to the ledge system at the base of the traverse (you'll have to swing left facing rock to reach anchor, but you can rap till you hit ledge system and walk).
So if you went out you'd take enough rope (a 70 and a 50?), a few carrot brackets, and probably 2 sets of jumars.
Green is Hotel Cal, Blue is Contented Cows, Red is scramble down the escape gully.

Yes, Dal Atkinson and The Police Cliff rescue guys have a GPS track to these, and all the other anchors on this side of Pierces Pass.