Sam's Throne Area, Arkansas (November, 2001)

Don pick out the spot to setup the rappel and it was a pretty good one.  The reason it was good is the reason the Sam's Throne area sandstone is so good for climbing--plenty of anchors.  If there isn't a good solid tree nearby there is always a naturally sculpted piece of rock to wrap your webbing around.

This one actually had a great bolt (probably 12" into the rock) and a formation for some webbing to create a nice double protected, self-compensating rappel.

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