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Day 6 and we find ourselves in Robbers Roost,
rappelling into a canyon known as Alcatraz. As you can see, the
approach to the canyon is extremely grueling. We rigged the rope from
the bumper of the car and jumped over the edge just like we saw in a
car ad on TV, then we drank some Mountain Dew and called each other
'Dude'. Here Ram is about to find out whether he remembered to put the
parking break on. |
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The canyon starts out with some steep down climbs.
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crack as about a 60 degree angle to it. Ram has an aggressive
technique for negotiating drops of this type. Here's a short
video. |
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canyon, which is rather dark and twisty. We wear headlamps to
illuminate the darker sections. |
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The canyon gets its nickname from a pair of adventurers
(one a well known guidebook author) who explored the canyon without
prior information and became freaked out by the dark, tight, narrows
after having committed themselves by pulling their ropes. They decided
to retreat and only escaped the canyon after using a rock pick, hooks
and aiders to climb the steep walls of the canyon. |
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Here's Ram, emerging from one of the more narrow
sections. |
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The canyon widens, offering better opportunities to
take pictures. I prefer photos taken with natural light, even though
it limits where you can get a picture, particularly in a canyon as
dark as this one. |
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Here's our happy group, and the only photo in which
you'll see me in this report. I don't look very comfortable since I
didn't have quite enough time to sit down before the self timer on the
camera started beeping. |
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