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30-Sep-2009 9:19:41 PM
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On 30/09/2009 nmonteith wrote:
>On 30/09/2009 One Day Hero wrote:
>> Instead, my warmup stroll on Iron Curtain turned into a protracted
>>shakefest as I dealt with thick red dust on every bloody hold!! (good
>lockoff
>>training, brushing and blowing EVERY hold for 150m)
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>Blowing dust of every hold at Bungonia is the usual situation isn't it?
>It's just usually black lichen instead.
I always thought Bungonia was just like it had a layer of graphite powder over everything.
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1-Oct-2009 4:18:15 PM
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Bungonia vs Arapiles/Gramps is about as far off topic as-
... but continueing the theme~
On 30/09/2009 Wendy wrote:
>I always thought Bungonia was just like it had a layer of graphite powder over everything.
The mining of limestone behind the facade that is the north wall, doesn't help with dust in the area.
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5-Mar-2012 9:50:33 AM
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Was at Stapylton on Saturday and it was raining sideways, so we walked in to Sentinel Cave. We couldn't get up there, as the rock gully before the traverse was a raging waterfall. Does that happen often? is there any alternative access?
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5-Mar-2012 12:19:02 PM
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On 5/03/2012 bones wrote:
>Was at Stapylton on Saturday and it was raining sideways, so we walked
>in to Sentinel Cave. We couldn't get up there, as the rock gully before
>the traverse was a raging waterfall. Does that happen often? is there any
>alternative access?
It must have really been bucketing down! I've only seen it do that a couple of times. Usually there is no running water there at all. You could access it from above by going far around left (past Sentinel Wall), up a vegated ramp and scramble down from above. Probably a bit of a pain really.
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5-Mar-2012 5:08:59 PM
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Thanks Neil, yeah it was really coming down.
With another shabby forecast for this weekend I might need to make a return trip.
This post mentions Bundaleer as a wet weather option - which routes stay dry when its bucketing down? Just the super steep ones in the cave?
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5-Mar-2012 5:19:08 PM
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If it's really wet you could always take the dog for a walk instead ...
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5-Mar-2012 5:27:33 PM
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On 5/03/2012 gfdonc wrote:
>If it's really wet you could always take the dog for a walk instead ...
You're gonna get me shot/reported/doggiebagged/drilled/carjacked/bullied/removed/stooged just for trying to change the subject!
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5-Mar-2012 8:47:39 PM
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On 5/03/2012 bones wrote:
>This post mentions Bundaleer as a wet weather option - which routes stay
>dry when its bucketing down? Just the super steep ones in the cave?
Yere - not much - just the left hand side cave with Angular Perspective. Manic Depressive stays dry in most weather.
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5-Mar-2012 9:38:43 PM
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On 5/03/2012 nmonteith wrote:
>On 5/03/2012 bones wrote:
>>This post mentions Bundaleer as a wet weather option - which routes stay
>>dry when its bucketing down? Just the super steep ones in the cave?
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>Yere - not much - just the left hand side cave with Angular Perspective.
>Manic Depressive stays dry in most weather.
Not to forget the Ogive, I've been on it whilst it was chucking it down. Rain missed me by about 15 metres! I don't think it is going to rain this weekend though. looks mid 20s and sunny to me.
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