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Tito Traversa Killed in a Fall 21-May-2015 At 1:52:46 PM martym

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On 21/05/2015 ajfclark wrote:
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Tito_Traversa
>
>Tito Claudio Traversa (April 22, 2001 – July 5, 2013) was an Italian climber[1]
>who died of complications from a climbing accident in which he fell from
>a 50 feet (15 m) groundfall on July 5, 2013 at the age of 12.[2][3][4]
>An investigation by French officials revealed that his quickdraws were
>assembled incorrectly, with the carabiners threaded only though the rubber
>keeper, and not through the full-strength sewn loop at the ends of the
>quickdraws that are designed to support the climber's weight. According
>to public prosecutor Raffaele Guariniello, eight out of ten of Traversa’s
>quickdraws were assembled this way. Five people have been charged with
>manslaughter in the case. Among those charged is the owner of the company
>that produced the rubber keepers without instructions, as well as the owner
>of the gear shop that sold the keepers. The manager of the club that organized
>the climbing trip, as well as two of the instructors who were at the climbing
>site, have also been charged for failing to check the safety of the equipment.[5]

Thanks for that Andrew - amazing that Wikipedia has so much info for once.

Interesting that the instructors are being charged - especially since the manufacturer apparently hasn't provided them adequate information. Scary stuff... though losing a life is never to be taken lightly.

Considering how much info was already out there about these things breaking - a recall should have been announced IMO.