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Re: [panacea82] Red River Gorge Accident at Roadside:
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wasatchchic
Oct 28, 2008, 6:54 PM
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Whew... sites like this can be so frustrating, but I came back to post up the full report.
It is really frustrating to read people write that I need to learn more safety techniques. Folks, I can't go off belay and switch ropes unless my climber says so. Period. My job as a belayer is to listen to my climber and do what they say... and that is what I did. i am not saying it is Marcy's fault, but merely that people need to remember that I can't just switch ropes. I can't even see what a climber is doing at the chains... she could have been adding draws. I don't know!! My job is to listen and talk to her and when she says she is ok and to take, that is what I did.
Lastly, this was human error. Neither Marcy nor I are beginners, nor do either of us disregard safety. It was an accident.
The most interesting thing about this scenario is how many stories of folks decking are out there. Seriously... I have had at least 8 close friends and at least 10 more people at the Red who were in a decking accidents as well. Even when people have been climbing 10+ years, accidents happen. Reading this thread it seems that many of you forget it could happen to ANY of you. We are ALL human, we make mistakes and the key is to just always remember to double check and communicate. Three of my friends who have been in accidents have all been climbing close to 15 years each, I have been climbing avidly for about 6, climbing on average 4 days a week at home. Accidents happen.
Here is the full report: http://www.cragbaby.com/2008/10/28/the-climbing-accident/
I borrowed an image that was posted here on the thread. Hope that was ok.
(This post was edited by wasatchchic on Oct 28, 2008, 6:55 PM)
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