fall past belay after placement fails (vid)
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youtube.com/watch?v=yDyn79P…
screen capture of the belay as the climber is falling Since enough people have said something I will clarify. I had placed a piece before starting up. When I fell my shoe either kicked it out or loosened it or it just broke. Either way it didn't hold and the cam is toast. Secondly I know I shouldn't have lie backed the move. I started the first few moves jamming and the crack went to a size that didn't fit my hand. Foolishly I tired to power through to a nice hold a few moves up with a lie back. As all of you saw that didn't go well. piece that pulled from reddit.com/r/climbing/comme… |
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I'm thinking I would have put another piece in that crack. |
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Place protection "EARLY & OFTEN." |
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The cam looks like it could be fine. Cam lobes on Metolius FCUs rotate around like that all the time. |
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That guy is lucky he dident chop the rope taking an FF2 over an edge. Looking at the rock, I think the rock went into the smooth void during the fall. If it would have remained over the sharper section of the tower, he might have been toast. He should have placed more gear. I placed two pieces right off the tower when I climbed that pitch. That section eats up gear really easily. |
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I know I would've placed more gear. And the cam doesn't look too bad. Definitely not "broken." |
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also did a poor job keeping the rope from going behind his leg... |
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It was probably rope drag. |
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'bout dragged his leg up over his head... |
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Lucky to not land on the ledge next to your buddy! |
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Lucky to not land on the ledge next to your buddy! |
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I don't know if it's there or a few feet further up, but I remember a couple moves on that pitch being quite hard. Wet and slippery. And I was on top rope. Thought it was the crux of the climb really. |
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I don't know which I'd be more embarrassed about, falling off of a 5.6/5.7, pulling gear in a place where good gear is plentiful, or wearing a Go-Pro. I hope he did not add injury to insult. |
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Just so folks are clear ... Im reposting this from somewhere else |