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csproul
Jan 3, 2012, 5:42 PM
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A South Carolina Man appears to have died after a lead/ground fall off of Good Samaritan at the Cereal Buttress at Rumbling Bald. There is some discussion about it on the CCC website. It seems that he placed gear low on the route and then fell after climbing into groundfall territory. Very sorry to hear about this unfortunate and tragic accident.
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bearbreeder
Jan 3, 2012, 6:57 PM
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sad ... best wishes to those affected
any link to the site? .. id like to hear a few more details
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Christopherlh84
Jan 4, 2012, 12:04 AM
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This is from the site
A guy named Bill fell off "good Samaritan" at about 12:30pm today. He and his partner may have been confused as to which route they were on (his partner told me they were looking for fruit loops). Bill placed a solid looking #3 camelot about 10-12 feet up but according to his partner was about 25-30 feet up the corner doing a layback move when he came off the wall.
I heard a little while ago that Bill did not pull though. My condolences to his family and climbing parner.
(This post was edited by Christopherlh84 on Jan 4, 2012, 12:07 AM)
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sungam
Jan 4, 2012, 1:19 AM
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Ah fuck. That is so shitty. Off route, damn.
Didn't someone fatally deck like 20 feet away from that route last year? 
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Christopherlh84
Jan 4, 2012, 2:07 AM
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Yes 6 months ago exact to the day on July the second a guy rapped off the end of his rope only ten to fifteen feet away.
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bearbreeder
Jan 4, 2012, 4:05 AM
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thanks for the update
i wonder if there was gear above that first piece ... not looking to judge, but i would like to know if it was a confidence or lack of gear as to the single piece
a single piece of gear off the ground scares me silly
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johnwesely
Jan 4, 2012, 3:02 PM
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bearbreeder wrote: thanks for the update i wonder if there was gear above that first piece ... not looking to judge, but i would like to know if it was a confidence or lack of gear as to the single piece a single piece of gear off the ground scares me silly
The route turns to offwidth pretty quick off the ground. MP.com says you can clip an off route bolt to avoid lugging big gear.
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millssnell
Jan 5, 2012, 2:11 PM
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Just to clear things up...
I was on belay below Bill. He had placed a #3 about 12ish ft up. He climbing another 10ish ft or so and was working on placing another piece of pro. We had discussed using the bolts that were mentioned, but they were out of reach.
As Bill tried to move into a position where he could place another piece, he lost his footing and fell.
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shockabuku
Jan 5, 2012, 3:48 PM
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Very sorry to hear about your partners accident.
I wish you, the family, and all others involved the best in coping with your loss.
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yodadave
Jan 5, 2012, 6:03 PM
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So sorry to hear this.
the bald is such a beautiful place I'm sorry to hear of such tragedies there in the last year.
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moose_droppings
Jan 5, 2012, 9:08 PM
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My condolences to all of his family and friends.
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Gabel
Jan 16, 2012, 8:27 AM
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Sad to hear the news; and my condolences.
I gather he must have sustained head injuries? Did he wear a helmet?
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