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Man Dies Swinging From Utah Rock Arch
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Surprised it took so long |
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This is sad...that video was just waiting a Darwin Award in the making. |
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Very sad to hear. This accident could've been so very easily avoidable. Having set up this swing multiple times, I still take every precaution, which includes always tossing a backpack full of rocks off first. Let the backpack die, not a human being. Unfortunately, it's too late for the person(s) to know this who set up the swing, and the ultimate price was paid. The video is not to blame. If you're going to do something so risky (thrilling), you need to know what the hell you're doing. It's not a game, and not to be taken lightly. If you screw up, people can and will die. If you want to swing on this thing, better go do it soon! |
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Second death in Moab in two weeks. Is it a coincidence that the target group is 18-28 year old males? |
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No coincidence. It's spring break. |
rock_fencer wrote:This is sad...that video was just waiting a Darwin Award in the making.Why does the video have anything to do with this incident? I don't know about you guys, but if I'm going to jump off a 140ft arch I'd sure as hell be triple checking that my rope isn't too long. It's a shame, but it was easily preventable. |
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What's sad is that it's predictable. |
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what was he doing swinging on a Sunday in Utah anyways? |
rock_fencer wrote:This is sad...that video was just waiting a Darwin Award in the making.I do not consider natural selection to be sad but rather uplifting. We got's enough of those hoss. |
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is this the one that that slack roping guy wacko did in reel rock 7? |
Edward_ wrote:is this the one that that slack roping guy wacko did in reel rock 7?In RR2011(?) it was not a Arch jump, it was a Canyon, so no, not the same one. Someone willing to look could link the video of the arch jump that was done a while ago that is the subject of this accident. |
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youtube.com/watch?v=4B36Lr0…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xm_PIQ6_hQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdJc1_IBKJA |
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"Corona Arch is on Utah state trust lands but is set to be turned over to a federal land-management agency as part of a larger trade of state and federal lands. Because of the accident, the Bureau of Land Management is "taking a closer look at appropriate ways to balance and manage these activities on public lands," BLM spokeswoman Megan Crandall said Monday." |
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Moderation:
Even though this is in General Climbing and not the Injuries & Accidents forum I would hope that we can keep it civil and avoid any insulting or slandering attitudes towards a kid who just lost his life. Please have some respect and don't let this devolve into a flamewar; this is a climbing-related death and it should be treated with respect. /Moderation |
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climbing related? uh... |
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young people will see "cool" things on vids and try em ... |
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Similar to effing up while rappelling. |
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I have been rigging my own rope jumps for several years now. This activity is like any extreme sport. You have to have a lot of experience and know how to pull it off. That doesn’t mean it isn’t still dangerous and it doesn’t mean we need to make it illegal. Rock climbing is dangerous, can lead to sever injury or death if it attempted by someone who is inexperienced or doesn’t understand the finer points of the gear and planning. BASE jumping even more so. I’d hate to see some kind of legal fallout occur over this. I for one am not going to stop jumping – I absolutely love it… nor will I stop throwing a test bag off first to ensure my system is rigged correctly. |
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Yer gunna die! |
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This post violated Rule #1. It has been removed by Mountain Project.
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Sounds like basic human decency doesn't register with you for some reason. |
