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majid_sabet
Feb 15, 2010, 2:05 PM
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Does any one knows what happen this weekend in RRG?
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west_by_god_virginia
Feb 15, 2010, 2:27 PM
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strange. who climbs with a dozen people?
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johnwesely
Feb 15, 2010, 2:29 PM
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It was a hiker free soloing up a pinnacle is hiking boots. He lost his balance on top of the pinnacle and fell.
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camhead
Feb 15, 2010, 2:45 PM
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I don't want to disrespect the victim of this tragic accident, but the media mislabeling this as a "climbing" accident will only hurt access in an already touchy place.
This was NOT a climber. It was a scrambler, hiker, whatever, but to call it a climbing accident would be like calling a drowning on an inner tube with no life jacket a "whitewater rafting accident."
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pdpcardsfan
Feb 15, 2010, 3:26 PM
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looks as if most local reports are calling it a "camping" accident, although I couldnt find anything in Louisville's Couier-Journal about it.
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lena_chita
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Feb 17, 2010, 12:30 PM
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pdpcardsfan wrote: looks as if most local reports are calling it a "camping" accident, although I couldnt find anything in Louisville's Couier-Journal about it.
Yes, they do, because one of the responders on the scene was Rick Weber, and he made it a point to clarify this.
There is a thread at redriverclimbing.com about this accident.
Regardless of what you call this guy, it is a sad start for 2010 at the Red, and heartbreaking for his family and friends.
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