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1623/204 - The Underworld
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2005-11-07 14:51:10 +00:00
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<p>Dave Loeffler at the start of The Underworld, the first horizontal passage
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one encounters after the six pitches of the Gaffered to the
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Walls series. Notice the mud floor, which consists of a very thin dark layer
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covering a thicker band of light brown clay; it is a conservationist's
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nightmare, impossible to walk across without destroying. The inevitable
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accumulation of mud on one's gear also renders the prusik out very interesting
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as the rope becomes more and more slippery.</p>
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2005-11-07 14:51:10 +00:00
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<p class="caption">Photo © Earl Merson, 22/07/2004 11:49:50</p>
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