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Vegasclimber10

Jan 30, 2011, 11:26 AM
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No real details on this yet, but it seems like one in a million if it's true:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41334296/ns/world_news-europe

bhickey

Jan 30, 2011, 7:51 PM
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The BBC has an interview with Adam Potter, the climber who fell:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12320429

Gmburns2000

Jan 30, 2011, 9:13 PM
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They grow 'em tough there.

bhickey

Jan 30, 2011, 9:37 PM
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Re: [Gmburns2000] Climber in Scotland falls 1000 ft and survives [In reply to] Report this Post Average: (0 ratings)	Can't Post

By the look of his facial injuries, I think we can safely conclude that he was wearing a helmet.

sungam

Jan 31, 2011, 4:18 PM
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That dude is all over everything here. A front page story.

Pretty rad story.

Adk

Feb 1, 2011, 2:05 AM
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Lucky guy for sure!

suprasoup

Feb 1, 2011, 4:53 AM
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sungam wrote:

That dude is all over everything here. A front page story.

Pretty rad story.

Hell I thought it was you. Figured Curt was rubbing off on ya Wink

socalclimber

Feb 1, 2011, 5:19 AM
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Amazing story. I love the fact that he was just standing there reading a map when they found him!!

Kartessa

Feb 3, 2011, 6:21 AM
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Even more incredible is that he survived a flight in a SeaKing

enigma

Feb 3, 2011, 7:42 AM
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Re: [bhickey] Climber in Scotland falls 1000 ft and survives [In reply to] Report this Post Average: (0 ratings)	Can't Post

bhickey wrote:

The BBC has an interview with Adam Potter, the climber who fell:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12320429

Good Karma or perhaps he's a god, or an alien?

Or Superman?? Shocked

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