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25-26/12/2019 Candlestick accident 2-Sep-2020 At 12:38:04 PM gordoste

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On 1-Sep-2020 One Day Hero wrote:
>On 1-Sep-2020 PDRM wrote:
>>6mm is too skinny for the rap and the tyrolean for my taste
>
>Thank you for being the one to say this.
>
>What in the fuchity fuch is going through the head of someone who takes
>bumblies to the Candlestick and raps them down coarse dolorite on a single
>strand of 6mm string?
>
>Seriously, what the hell? The "experienced climbers" who made that decision
>should take a long look in the mirror then bitch slap their own face. Fuch
>that shit, beginners trusted you with their lives and you thought a 30m
>Tyrolean on 6mm cord was acceptable? The only good decision was when one
>of the newbs pinged the epirb to avoid getting killed by incompetent morons.

Total guess, but who wants to be the one who says "Nope, I'm out" when you're with a bunch of peers? Perhaps the lesson that will be learned is to actually take a stand when you feel it's a bad idea.

Clubs should also not be allowing members with zero experience to sign up for this kind of outing.