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Point Perp Accidents 23/24 Feb 2014 24-Feb-2014 At 2:21:47 AM PThomson

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It was great you were there Neil.

Sure, these sorts of catastrophic accidents look bad for the "sport" of climbing, but by the same token having an experienced climber with rope technical skills and the willingness to rap in and physically handle protruding bones speaks volumes for the willingness and CAPACITY to help resolve this sort of incident. It reminds me of Vanessa coming to the rescue on the "sweet dreams" catastrophic accident last year.

Talk about lucky... Had I not rapped down to do Liquid Daze as that "one last route" at the end of the day, we would have been gone already. Doubtless he would have found help from the few remaining tourists, but the sort of assistance rendered would have paled in comparison. I think it also helped the Italian climber and his American partner to be dealing with fellow CLIMBERS -as people they can relate to, even if in another language- rather than just the rescue teams.

-Paul