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The 11-Feb-2009 At 5:20:20 PM Lucas Trihey

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>I understand there was an incident a few decades ago where a climber fell on the Three Sisters
>(seconding?) and their rope cut through and he fell to his death. I am assuming this was on an old
style
>hemp rope though.

Simey - I hadn't heard about that one - but about 20 years ago there was the scout traversing off the
west wall around to the bridge who fell off (he was on the wrong ledge system which petered out in a
blankish wall). his belayer was a novice and was using a shoulder belay of some sort and he couldn't
hold the fall and the rope flipped over his shoulders as he was pulled forward. the climber fell all the
way to the handrail on the walking track about 80m below and was killed. But I'll ask around if there
was a cutting accident earlier.
Lucas