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QUT and affiliates sued for $8m Kangaroo Point 29-May-2017 At 8:04:28 PM Mr Curly

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Wow, I’ve just been roasted on social media. Fair enough really given my intro.
Creativity – full marks. The talking pube bit – love it.
Comprehension – still a work in progress.

ODH, yes, you are right. What you have described is what should happen except the bit about not rapping off rings without shackles but whatever. Climb, clip, lower. Not exactly sure how you could read into my comments that I was against this, except that I described a few exception scenarios, maybe it’s a matter of comprehension. And, right again, with the view that it is apparent madness that one minute you are trusting the belayer to catch a fall, but the next minute there is no faith at all.

Thing is though, you’ve described what should happen, but when there is a change-over involved, it clearly doesn’t always happen given the accidents that have occurred. So why the antagonism with the idea that the climber has a responsibility of making sure things are OK before they get lowered? I just don’t get it.

Another clear comprehension failure: where in my post is the implication that I say safe when I get to the anchors on a sports climb? I can’t find it, there is no implication. I never do it – if I’m being lowered. Oh, that’s right, I’m not meant to do that, we all have to do every climb the same. Difference = error.

Of all the insults, the one that hurt the most was that I’m a Queenslander. But before I crawl away and fossilise, how did you know I was a dinosaur?