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Hollow mountain accident 28/4/2018 30-Apr-2018 At 11:46:12 AM Wendy
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On 30-Apr-2018 kieranl wrote:
>On 30-Apr-2018 gfdonc wrote:
>>I saw more boulderers than climbers and hikers combined in the Grampians
>>on Friday. So the ratio of accidents to participants might not be out
>of
>>whack.
>>
>
>Yes, I was surprised at the number of boulderers at Stapylton on Saturday
>evening. I think it's probably just random that we've got this accident
>cluster. This thought is of course not based on any meaningful data or
>analysis.

I'm going to go with the observational and anecdotal evidence that more bouldering=more accidents. I very rarely boulder but I've broken my ankle 3 times bouldering. I may have a bung shoulder at the moment, but I've climbed 3+ days a week for 28 years for a total of 2 fingers, 2 shoulders and an ankle. That makes the ratio of injuries to bouldering a lot higher. Add to that being told the other day that there is a serious injury every week on the bouldering gym my friend works at and another friend sporting a bouldering broken ankle, bouldering is not coming out in a good light.

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