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1623:204 - The Underworld
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<p>Dave Loeffler in Sirens Passage, the first horizontal passage one encounters
when one enters the Underworld after the six pitches of the Gaffered to the
Walls series. Notice the mud floor, which consists of a very thin dark layer
covering a thicker band of light brown clay; it is a conservationist's
nightmare, impossible to walk across without destroying. The inevitable
accumulation of mud on one's gear also renders the prusik out very interesting
as the rope gradually turns into a cylindrical stick of mud!</p>
<p class="caption">Photo &copy; Earl Merson, 2004</p>
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