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PostPosted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:18 am 
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If you have always, like me, eyed out that beautiful looking red amphitheater left of and lower than Yellowwood, and were considering going up there to have a look, I can now save you the walk - although it's quite pleasant (1.5 hours). The wall appeared from the bottom to be a little more than vertical, but from closer inspection turned out to be a lot more than vertical. A waterfall coming off the top, does not go anywhere near the wall or wet it at all. Unfortunately the rock is not featured enough to allow climbing at that angle. And so, much of the wall appears to be unclimable, and most of the roofs that run across the main part of the wall, do not look possible to climb through. There would be some, probably pretty good, potential routes towards each side of the main wall where it is less steep, but the amount of climbing would not justify development (which would be quite a mission) and the walk in. Pity.


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PostPosted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:57 am 
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Nice from far, but far from nice :P
Thanks for posting, I had wondered about the wall.

Any new developments at the Brave Cave??

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