robdotcalm
Jan 14, 2011, 5:12 PM
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wwalt822 wrote: Another similar but i guess more relevant question. Are there any incidents of a rope being sawed through due to jugging? Or any rope cutting incidents not caused by a fall, something sharp falling onto the rope, or a gumby at the gunks.
I believe the well-known fatal fall by John Harlin II in 1966 in the Alps occurred while jugging. In the early 70s, a friend of mine fell traversing along an overhang. Tied in with a swami, there was not time to delay lest suffocation ensue.
He prusiked 15 ft. or so to regain the overhang. His 11mm rope was cut halfway through by the time he got to the overhang. He could observe it cutting as he moved up. As a result of the incident, he had a religious epiphany and gave up climbing.
r.c
(This post was edited by robdotcalm on Jan 14, 2011, 6:20 PM)
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