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JAB
Jun 18, 2011, 7:26 PM
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From the accident report:
In reply to: Suffice it to say that a very experienced climber somehow thought they were on a secure line that was not secure. When they went to put their weight on the line they fell fifty feet to the ground.
It sounds like it - yet again - was an accident where the climber expected to be lowered, but actually was off belay.
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altelis
Jun 18, 2011, 8:29 PM
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JAB wrote: From the accident report: In reply to: Suffice it to say that a very experienced climber somehow thought they were on a secure line that was not secure. When they went to put their weight on the line they fell fifty feet to the ground. It sounds like it - yet again - was an accident where the climber expected to be lowered, but actually was off belay.
I disagree. The reporting you quoted is NOT very technical. In context it seems the reporter was simply saying they either "fell" or otherwise weighted the top-rope for a rest.
Though I could have missed something.
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gimmeslack
Jun 19, 2011, 2:07 AM
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moose_droppings
Jun 19, 2011, 2:09 AM
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gimmeslack wrote: His link I quoted and made clickable was for another thread. Here is the correct thread, and the link is in post #9.
(This post was edited by moose_droppings on Jun 19, 2011, 2:46 AM)
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