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Mt York Accident 24-Jun-2010 At 9:20:39 AM daave

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On 23/06/2010 WM wrote:
>On 23/06/2010 daave wrote:
>>On 22/06/2010 oldfella wrote:
>>>one thing no one has highlighted, is the commonly used, yet dodgy belying
>>>practice of standing too far back from the base of the route...
>>
>>The worst examples I've seen of this is actually in the gyms. You're
>not
>>outside, so there's nothing blocking you from standing close in to the
>>wall and just because you're inside, does that mean you can't get hurt?
>
>but on the other hand, when you're outside there's no opposing wall to
>limit how far back you can stand...
>
>
>
>I was half wanting the leader to whip so I could watch this guy use his
>face to plough a trench all the way up the beach to the base of the route...
>
>(PS commiserations to the wounded)

That's exactly what It looked like in Syds Indoor!!

Oh and don't even get me started on some of the belaying in Thailand.
Grigri threaded the wrong way - guy realised when his leader was half-way up the climb.

Stitch plate with the springs facing up

Enough slack in the system for the leader to be effectively, continuously soloing...but that's alright yes, cause the landing is sand, and we all know sand is soft right?

Rope not only running in the sand, but into the ocean, then sand, then up to the climber...