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Alice Springs abseiling fatality - Sat 13th Nov 14-Nov-2010 At 9:33:35 PM Paul

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On 14/11/2010 Doug Bruce wrote:
>Pretty sad story, but there you go.
>In recent years, if I had an SLCD for the number of times I have felt
>compelled to suggest someone might lift the WAISTBAND of their harness
>up to their waist and tighten it, I'd be able to open a climbing shop.
>And I can't help but wonder ... is this connected to the current trend
>of young blokes wearing the crutch of their jeans at about mid-thigh level?

There are many people out there who through being fat or through being very skinny with narrow hips do not fit the safety recomendations for waist harnesses and should therefore use a chest harness as well to create a full body harness. I read a coriners report a few years ago involving an incident where someone fell out of a harness.