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St Peters Gym accident 26-Sep-2016 At 12:23:48 PM technogeekery

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On 23/09/2016 Garbie wrote:
>An accident as serious as this has only happened a handful of times in the 23 years we've been in business (not "every few months" as the post above claims)

Hi Mike - I didn't make that claim at all (that incidents as serious as this one happen every few months) - it was really my rather loosely worded view that there have been ground falls every few months. In the last year I've personally seen two (one walked away, one was stretchered out) and heard of this incident - I'm sure there were more, but obviously and thankfully not as severe as this one. I wasn't bringing this up to have a go at you guys - I think you do a very good job of striking a balance between over-regulation and ensuring safety as best you can. I do see your team walking around, keeping an eye on things, offering advice, and they are very quick to respond to incidents. My comments was much more a reflection on the fact that lead climbing even in the gym carries risks, and even experienced people can stuff up. I think we are all interested in the facts / various perceptions of what went wrong here for similar reasons - its good to be reminded and think through what can go wrong regularly.