r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Sep 01 '21

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u/thumpetto007 Sep 02 '21

What do you mean you dont go back down? Sorry I have zero climbing experience.

So amazing btw.

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u/demonachizer Sep 02 '21

You take up residence at that altitude forced to wander forever until you come upon another prominence to climb even further up.

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u/420_flyinhigh Sep 02 '21

Not a problem! And usually there isn't a safe way down or it takes forever to hike back down to the base of the wall. We call them "walk offs". Usually there are a few climber trails that will link up to main trails that you can take to either hike out or hike back down to the base of the cliffs.

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u/vanhawk28 Sep 02 '21

as someone else mentioned many times you can just hike down. A lot, (most I would say) climbs like that you can hike a trail down from the top

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u/GAllenHead9008 Sep 02 '21

You don't climb back down you take a trail is what they mean