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Blue Mountains - male climber injured after fall 8-Nov-2013 At 9:07:18 PM White Trash

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On 8/11/2013 Miguel75 wrote:
>On 8/11/2013 shortman wrote:
>>...SNIP... Why lots of people are expecting Dan (dude who fell) to have
>all his answers
>>I can't understand....SNIP...
>
>I would imagine Dan's likely been given some information by the authorities
>as to what may have occurred though the only person who really knows for
>sure is the belayer and even then, in high stress situations, peoples recollections
>aren't always accurate.
>
>I reckon climbing multi pitch climbs with a new partner is a lot like
>gambling; only bet what you're willing to lose.
>
>Two important lessons climbing has taught me;
>1 Gravity is always on!
>2 Brain damage is rarely good.

i doubt the authorities know one end of a rope from the other regarding what happened by the belayer.
will be interesting when the local grapevine catches up with that belayer if he is still in the country. beware the unknown belayer who appears at your local crag.

patto. were you leading or seconding in the situation you discribe?

bigfish
>And imagine the forces it would put on you and then your safety set-up if they take a whipper as what has happened here.

there shoulda been minimal force if the dude was being belayed from above properly. sounds to me like to much slack was allowed to build up in the system and even then it dont account for a 35 m fall of a second who should have had a tightish rope