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Climber hit by Lightning - Pierces Pass 9-Jan-2011 At 7:56:32 PM dmnz

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On 6/01/2011 gordoste wrote:
>Totally agree with climberman - turn your phone off while not using it.
>Battery drains pretty quickly if you only have 1 or 2 bars of reception,
>and are you really gonna answer a call in the middle of a pitch?

yes you can actually esp if you're overdue, even by a few hours. it's just harder getting it under your helmet to answer the call while you're hundreds of metres above the ground while fumbling around with gloves on to put your ice tool away. even if they can't hear you properly, having you answer can at least let them know you're alive enough to open your pocket, get your phone out and press the answer button!

edit: though I wouldn't answer mid pitch if I were belaying.