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TR: Noobs on Bellbird Wall 12-Dec-2016 At 10:48:10 PM prozac

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Thanks everyone for writing. I'll respond directly to only a few things but appreciate all that's been said.

Lingy wrote:
> As an aside, it's amazing how many epics are had on this route, mostly on the abseil.

It could have happened to us. We had to pull hard to get the ropes off the second pitch.

Zarb wrote:
> Mainly by uni groups :D

I remember looking at the different anchors at the start of the second abseil
and thinking of the unswoc bellbird trip report. If that was you thanks for writing about it!

Martym wrote:
>I'm curious how you would have gotten out of this? A locked device is
>one thing, a deadweight on a clove hitch is something far more difficult.

Yes the clove to the anchor was a bad mistake. I may not have got out unassisted.

>Had you considered lowering your second rope?

No. I realised later that night I could have tied some butterflies into a ladder and
dropped it down. At the time the fact I had a second rope never crossed my mind.

>For some more forgiving MP climbs in the blueys try:
>Cats in the Cradle, The Rift & The first two pitches of Mr Bigg (can be
>done as three pitches for training) in Blackheath.
>They are all walk in - so worst case scenario you can sacrifice some gear
>and lower down.

Thanks. I was a bit lost on what to try next so these will get a look.