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QUT and affiliates sued for $8m Kangaroo Point 22-May-2017 At 5:45:31 PM Lingy

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On 21/05/2017 Eduardo Slabofvic wrote:
>Here's a radical idea you might like to try. Decide what is going to happen
>once you're at the top in discussion with your belayer before starting
>to climb

As the nameless someone ODH was talking about (at least, I think I am), I can say with some confidence that this doesn't cut it. My partner and I clearly discussed what was going to happen immediately beforehand (i.e. lower off so I could give her a top rope belay from the ground and give pointers), yet I still idiotically called out 'safe' when I got to the top and ended up taking the ride.

Incidentally, climbing at Shipley/Porters yesterday I counted three different groups (some of whom clearly had years of experience) using the word 'safe' when they meant 'in hard'. It actually made me feel a bit nauseous. This kind of loosening up of terminology - which I've obviously been guilty of in the past - doesn't seem like much till it's too late.