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Fartspray
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Pot calls kettle black

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captain static wrote:"Frogs Head" is a formation by Indian Staircase that is popular for its' spectacular free rappel. It is really a shame that people continue to be allowed to rappel in this area because it has been totally trashed from overuse. Still too bad that someone was hurt.
Great, then how will the elite climbers who go to this area get down from these stellar routes? :oops:

http://www.redriverclimbing.com/RRCGuid ... hp?id=1288
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DriskellHR
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Re: Pot calls kettle black

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Fartspray wrote:
captain static wrote:"Frogs Head" is a formation by Indian Staircase that is popular for its' spectacular free rappel. It is really a shame that people continue to be allowed to rappel in this area because it has been totally trashed from overuse. Still too bad that someone was hurt.
Great, then how will the elite climbers who go to this area get down from these stellar routes? :oops:

http://www.redriverclimbing.com/RRCGuid ... hp?id=1288
You can fly.... try it it works I swear. Just flap your arms real hard
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woodchuck008
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Re: Pot calls kettle black

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DriskellHR wrote:
Fartspray wrote:
captain static wrote:"Frogs Head" is a formation by Indian Staircase that is popular for its' spectacular free rappel. It is really a shame that people continue to be allowed to rappel in this area because it has been totally trashed from overuse. Still too bad that someone was hurt.
Great, then how will the elite climbers who go to this area get down from these stellar routes? :oops:

http://www.redriverclimbing.com/RRCGuid ... hp?id=1288
You can fly.... try it it works I swear. Just flap your arms real hard
Downclimb, like old traddies did many years ago.
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Meadows
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Post by Meadows »

mcrib wrote:"and was rappelling down the cliff when he apparently lost his grip and fell onto the rocks below"

stop being so lazy meadows
The rolling eyes said more. Stop being so dumb, Mcrib.
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ahab
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Re: Pot calls kettle black

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woodchuck008 wrote:
DriskellHR wrote:
Fartspray wrote:
Great, then how will the elite climbers who go to this area get down from these stellar routes? :oops:

http://www.redriverclimbing.com/RRCGuid ... hp?id=1288
You can fly.... try it it works I swear. Just flap your arms real hard
Downclimb, like old traddies did many years ago.
i'm afraid you may have missed the point.
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krampus
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wait for it.........
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schwagpad
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Post by schwagpad »

Is that really a 180 foot formation? Pretty tall for the red.
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captain static
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Post by captain static »

They are rappelling off the lip of a rockhouse overhang where the ground slopes away at the base. So the cliff isn't 180 ft. but the drop is.
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whatahutch
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Post by whatahutch »

The ignorant posts at the WKYT site made me mad. And hijacking the thread for a debate about God wasn't needed either. Which one of you was that? Maybe that could be saved for this.

http://www.redriverclimbing.com/viewtopic.php?t=10963

Looks like God is winning that one.
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