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We rise and shine around 7:00am
to start a full day of cool stuff. Half of the group goes shotgun
shooting while the other climbs. At lunch the groups switch.
Kevin, who helped me run the climbing
wall, and Wayne, the shotgun instructor, are shown here discussing
the weather.
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Here is someone taking a shot at
a clay pigeon on the range with Wayne at the trap thrower. |
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Everyone learns how to tie a "Swiss
seat" from a single piece of 30' tubular webbing. It is
more comfortable than it looks.
Safety is key on the wall!
"On belay?"
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"Belay On."
"Up rope... That's me."
"Permission to climb?"
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"Climb on!"
Here is a climber attempting the
first and easiest wall on the tower.
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Notice the belay man, but belay
man, ladder guy, and slack man. Everyone pitches in to make the
climbing environment a safe one! |
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Here's someone on the second wall.
Only about half of everyone can make this wall. |
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Almost there! |
Great
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Here's someone on the third wall.
This one is the most difficult because the holds are very small,
hard to grasp, and far apart. There is also an overhang at the
top that is difficult to get over.
Only about a dozen people have
finished this wall since it has been open - thirteen years and
hundreds of attempts.
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Here I am demonstrating how
to rappel off a wall. |
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Here I am clipping in our
first rappeler of the day. |
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About 3:00 on the second day everyone
canoes back to their camp. We have the task of towing the canoes
back to Discovery in "Rusty," our trusty utility boat.
That's Wayne Ickes at the controls.
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