The first thing we did upon arrival at Campanario was to take a walk to the bat cave and rig a rope for access. It's a sea cave so we really weren't sure how easy (or not) it would be to get in there.
At the entrance Guy rigged a rope that could be used either for rappelling or as a handline depending on how difficult it would be. Sometimes rocks can be quite slippery, and nice to have the rappel option. Don gave it a quick try and found that it worked okay as a handling as things weren't slick and there were a few foothold in there.
At the entrance Guy rigged a rope that could be used either for rappelling or as a handline depending on how difficult it would be. Sometimes rocks can be quite slippery, and nice to have the rappel option. Don gave it a quick try and found that it worked okay as a handling as things weren't slick and there were a few foothold in there.
Don at the bottom of the drop to the cave entrance.
The other key factor here would be how much water comes in when a big wave hits. It was mid-tide and so generally dry, but we quickly learned that it would be best to plan on getting wet.
Don sampling the seawater on the climb out
From this little bit, we decided to mostly try and time our visits to the cave around low tide.
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