As you near the top of the Sluice, the sheer cliffs of Charlies Bunion appear against the skyline above you, as the 'path' becomes increasingly vertical. That's a signal to cut out of the Sluice and traverse to the east across the Wall. As you climb out of the Sluice, you'll spot a steep, grassy bowl ahead of you. The slope approaches an angle of about 70 or 80 degrees here, but the handholds are good, and the rock isn't as loose as it was in the main chute.

In the lower photo, Peter makes the final climb at the top of the Wall, before popping up over the edge of the AT, about 100 feet to the west of the Dry Sluice Gap trail intersection. This was the first time that I've exited at that point. In the past, I'd always moved further to the east, hitting the AT about 10 feet to the east of the Dry Sluice Gap intersection. The valley of Porters Creek is visible in the late evening sun, 2,000 feet below Peter.