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Rescued in Blue Mountains May 31, the analysis 23-Jun-2015 At 11:26:49 PM patto

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On 23/06/2015 Dave_S wrote:
>It actually looks like he had tried to tie an autoblock, but had only
>attached the carabiner to one end of the autoblock cord. It isn't clear
>what's happening with the other end of the cord

A Klemheist only has one end attached to the carabiner. That is what I use.

On 23/06/2015 Macciza wrote:
>Why the hell would you even bother with any sort of auto block backup ?
>What happened?? You weren't giving me a firemens belay I asked for and
> so instead I was using that stupid autofock system you insisted would
>keep me safe, after a all I'm carrying the heavy pack and yeah guess what??

Fireman's aren't always possible. With an experienced party I would like to be in a situation where those coming after me are not expecting or relying on me to give them one. Communication can also be difficult with long raps next to waterfalls. Removing a prussik while treading water is an extra issue I don't necessarily want to deal with. Carrying a large pack is often a fact of life, both members might have had a large pack.

A bit of this discussion is also occurring on the OzCanyons FB page.
http://www.facebook.com/groups/OzCanyons/