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Tito Traversa Killed in a Fall 11-Jul-2013 At 4:17:23 PM Pecheur

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On 11/07/2013 IdratherbeclimbingM9 wrote:
>On 11/07/2013 ajfclark wrote:
>>That's not what I was suggesting was why Tito had the restriction bands
>>around the bolt end of his draws though; I suspect that was just because
>>he's short and it gives you a few extra inches of reach when you can
>hold
>>the dogbone and clip the bolt rather than holding the biner itself.
>
>~> and here was I thinking the lad was climbing the route rather than
>working it by any means...
>
>If that is the case, then I have just lost a whole lot more respect for
>sport climbers, as what they profess to do is little more than a gymnastic
>exercise!

Actually in this case I'm not sure that's true, I read somewhere that one of his young friends set it the drawers for him and they obviously didn't know what they were doing.

But yes sports climbing is mainly just gymnastic exercise :p