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CheekyBrit: Absolutely brilliant rappelling, everyone. The event was a thrilling success. We had a lot of people rappelling and you all did fantastically. I'm looking forward to the next rappel event. Big shout out to our volunteers who helped make this possible.

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Hidden : Saturday, August 22, 2026

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Good morning rappelling clinic

No rappelling is needed to attend this event. It is primarily a social hang out that happens to include talking about and practicing techniques to access some of the rappel geocaches in town. There is some terrain to overcome to reach the event using the walkaround waypoints part 1 & 2 to the top of the cliffs.

Parking and approach

This rappelling event is at the Upper Ross Park basalt cliffs known as shady side. There is roadside parking right next to the park, parking at the 'Visit Pocatello' information center, and parking along Restlawn drive. You will easily see the cliffs plain as day. We are meeting at the top of them. Some people scramble up the stair like section around climb route 30 (with the metal spool on top), some take the skinny switchbacking trail up the cliffs just to the south of this cliff section, but the safest and recommended option is to follow the tarmac path north to the walkaround waypoints that follow turf onto the disc golf course and along the top of the cliffs. Keep an eye out for people launching discs off the top of the hill as you walk that way.

Stay close to the fence to your right as you approach the event coordinates and away from the cliff edge. For safety we are having people stay away from the edge until they are harnessed up so they may be anchored or tethered in.

The Rappel

We will be using a twin rope isolated non-releasable set up off of rappelling chains that have passed the scrutiny of the town's liability experts. This is strong enough to hang a car off, but let's not. Usual safe rappelling will be observed - B.A.R.K. checks every time (buckle and harness check, anchor check, rappel device setup check, and knots in the end of the rope check). Brake hand kept on the brake strand, rappel extended, and third hand hitch (autoblock, kleimheist, or prussik) used. We will have line of sight and easy hearing due to the shortness of the cliffs.

Climbing gear will be available to borrow at the event, but you are welcome to bring your own if you wish.

Other events in the Weekend schedule

Friday Aug 21st

5:15pm - 6pm: Mini 6' practice rappel event GCBTC RP
Cache In Trash Out Event 8pm - 9:15pm: Sister city trash pick up CITO GCBTCT8

Saturday Aug 22nd

6:30am - 8am: Good morning rappel clinic - 30' drop GCBT3ZM - you are here!
10am - 4pm: Challlengë FEST GCBF8TE:

10am - 11am: Big welcome, photo, and starting up Benny the Bengal's challenge of challenges. Challenge wheel released, challenge bingo cards released, and this year's log unveiled (last year at GCBA0B5 it was a wind surfing board)
11am - 1pm: Food trucks and story time - Craziest 30 second geocaching story contest (winner gets a prize)
1pm - 2pm: High reaching TOTT contest, but this time the mooring hook might come to play.
2pm - 3pm: Challenge seminar - how to hide your own challenge cache.
3pm - 4pm: Winners of Benny the Bengal's challenge of challenges announced, Farewell, and announcement of next year's event

Sunday Aug 23rd

Event listings coming soon

Monday Aug 24th

8:45am - 10am: 180' rappel meet - floating island in the sky GCBTAA7