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Re: [rockmaninoff] Trad falls: intermediate piece pulling?:
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sspssp
Oct 15, 2007, 3:27 AM
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rockmaninoff wrote: That said, are there any other experienced trad climbers out there that have fallen, and had an intermediate (not the top) piece pull? Has that ever made a significant difference in the outcome of the fall?
If you ask a question that is within the realm of the possible, the answer is almost always going to be yes, it has happened to somebody. I'm not sure it gains you much, perhaps a fun discussion.
I had a partner that pulled an intermediate cam out on a wandering alpine route. It caused a big "zig-zag" of rope to shorten and perhaps added ten feet or more to his fall. He had a long sling in but his next piece was a long ways (20+ feet or so?) to the right.
He thought it would have held a straight down fall, but that the sidewise, up pull twisted it out. But who's to say? On loose alpine routes, the best placements you can find aren't always that reassuring. At least the piece he fell on was solid.
(This post was edited by sspssp on Oct 15, 2007, 3:30 AM)
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