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Araps accident 17th April 2014 25-Apr-2014 At 8:47:23 PM nmonteith

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On 25/04/2014 IdratherbeclimbingM9 wrote:
>In your scenario, what do you do to mitigate the fact that the belayer
>could also end up falling down (pulled off by the falling leader), the
>same gully?

I would get my belayer to hang down in the gully, attached to the anchor from above, with a quickdraw on the bolt.

>Call me callous if you like, but in my opinion, it is a better outcome
>if only the leader pays for the mistakes of inadequate protection made
>by the leader, instead of foisting that outcome onto the belayer as well.

There is no I in team. Minor injuries (a dislocated shoulder is a minor injury) is nothing compared to a broken head/back/leg or death that is sustained in a major ground fall. The belayers job is to protect the leader. By agreeing to belay they agree to put themselves in some degree of danger themselves. If they don't agree to that they shouldn't be belaying.