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Climber injured in bluies after 30m fall 2/Jan/13 17-Jan-2013 At 11:18:59 PM Jakob

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I hope you both continue recovering, it was a very tragic accident., Something that I have learned from this is how much force is involved in a factor 2 fall. I always knew it was a lot, but... there was some significant rope damage in this accident which I personally believe was from the force. I don't know if there is any sensitivities around it so maybe the climbers involved might elaborate, although it is not really necessary for others to learn from.

I was shaken to see u guys, wish u speedy recovery and a return to climbing. I have certainly changed my approach to climbing, mainly by being super vigilant in protecting against the ff2, even if it means placing pro 10cm above a 3 point anchor (which I did on my very next multi). Remember, if rope stretch is 20%, a ff2 fall can multiply your body weight by at least 10 times (using uniform deceleration and conservation of energy). I'm 85, so that would be at least 850kg on the rope, ancr and belay, your harness, and your body!