Locked out climber dies trying to abseil into apartment  
 
March 31, 2004 - 3:10PM  
HONG KONG: A mountain climber in Shanghai fell to his death when he tried to 
abseil into his apartment after arriving home without his keys, it was 
reported today. 
The experienced climber tied a rope to his waist and tried to lower himself 
from the 11th floor of the block of flats where he lived onto the balcony of 
his 10th floor flat. 
However, the rope snapped as he began his descent and he plummeted to his 
death, the Hong Kong edition of the China Daily reported. 
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