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majid_sabet
Jul 28, 2013, 5:27 AM
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The two climbers, ages 18 and 19, were both employees of the gym. Neither were working at the time of the accident, the statement said.
The two were practicing an advanced climbing technique involving rappelling when the accident occurred. They were both taken by ambulance to OU Medical Center and admitted.
http://newsok.com/...orts/article/3866827
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dancottle
Jul 28, 2013, 4:55 PM
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Sounds like a simultaneous rappel?
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alec123
Aug 8, 2013, 10:46 PM
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i head they were bad ass, and the fact that they walked it of means they are bad ass.
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curt
Aug 9, 2013, 3:20 AM
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In reply to: Rocktown management thinks the fall was because of human error.
This sounds fairly likely.
Curt
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shockabuku
Aug 9, 2013, 1:27 PM
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I guess it's good they weren't practicing it at the top of a 100 foot cliff.
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shimanilami
Aug 9, 2013, 8:03 PM
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I think you need to follow up on this, Majid. Perhaps they could use some of your SAR training.
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majid_sabet
Aug 9, 2013, 10:02 PM
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shimanilami wrote: I think you need to follow up on this, Majid. Perhaps they could use some of your SAR training.
this jokers can't even rap from a 30 foot gym wall. they will be disaster in real world
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willwill
Aug 10, 2013, 12:56 AM
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I can assure you that both climbers are experienced and safe, and they both excel at climbing in the "real world". This incident is hardly different from John Long's gym incident where he forgot to finish tying his knot. The community seemed to be much more sympathetic on that thread and that is where I found this post by Curt.
curt wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: Best to him on his recovery. Unfortunately, it can happen to anyone. rgold has posted on this topic several times and it bears repeating. If you climb long enough, you will make some careless mistakes. The ONLY difference is that some of us manage to get away with these mistakes while others do not. If you do not fully embrace this concept, you are probably an excellent candidate to get your very own thread in this forum. Curt
Instead of using this as a chance to put down two young, bright climbers who can't defend them selves right now, why don't you use this as a reminder to double check all of you systems, not to take your routines for granted, and to consider yourself lucky every time you catch one of your own mistakes before it gets you hurt of killed.
Will
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shockabuku
Aug 10, 2013, 1:06 AM
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willwill wrote: I can assure you that both climbers are experienced and safe, and they both excel at climbing in the "real world". This incident is hardly different from John Long's gym incident where he forgot to finish tying his knot. The community seemed to be much more sympathetic on that thread and that is where I found this post by Curt. curt wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: Best to him on his recovery. Unfortunately, it can happen to anyone. rgold has posted on this topic several times and it bears repeating. If you climb long enough, you will make some careless mistakes. The ONLY difference is that some of us manage to get away with these mistakes while others do not. If you do not fully embrace this concept, you are probably an excellent candidate to get your very own thread in this forum. Curt Instead of using this as a chance to put down two young, bright climbers who can't defend them selves right now, why don't you use this as a reminder to double check all of you systems, not to take your routines for granted, and to consider yourself lucky every time you catch one of your own mistakes before it gets you hurt of killed. Will
Clearly they weren't safe; let's hope they are now and yes, use this as a reminder to check your shit.
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alec123
Aug 24, 2013, 10:20 PM
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i like how you call can me a joker im glad that you have no clue of any of my accomplishments.im all so glad you feel like im a stupid kid who does not know any thing. thank you for knowing me so well
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shockabuku
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alec123 wrote: i like how you call can me a joker im glad that you have no clue of any of my accomplishments.im all so glad you feel like im a stupid kid who does not know any thing. thank you for knowing me so well
It is the impression you're leaving us with.
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Syd
Aug 24, 2013, 11:42 PM
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alec123 wrote: i head they were bad ass, and the fact that they walked it of means they are bad ass.
In a gym !? More likely a sign of their ignorance.
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shimanilami
Aug 25, 2013, 12:43 AM
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alec123 wrote: i like how you call can me a joker im glad that you have no clue of any of my accomplishments.im all so glad you feel like im a stupid kid who does not know any thing. thank you for knowing me so well
Majid said the guys who had a ground fall from 30ft while practicing in a gym were "jokers". (I would have called them shit-for-brains posers; alas, I don't possess Majid's tact.)
Are you claiming to be one of these people?
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majid_sabet
Aug 25, 2013, 3:22 AM
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alec123 wrote: i like how you call can me a joker im glad that you have no clue of any of my accomplishments.im all so glad you feel like im a stupid kid who does not know any thing. thank you for knowing me so well
would you explain to us what happened and how two of you (according to local news) fell 30 feet inside your local gym.
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shimanilami
Aug 27, 2013, 3:12 PM
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willwill - do you know what actually happened? If so, can you fill us in?
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