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M10iswhereitsat.

20-Jun-2007
8:52:22 AM

On 30/01/2006 DaCrux wrote:
>I actually read the whole report last night – not sure why I bothered.
>The referencing is so poor the guy could easily get in trouble tor plagiarism,
>he’s using secondary sources which quote studies he’s already included,
>his literature search consisted of getting articles/studies from his mates
>– so I’m sure there’s no bias (right), he’s confusing different medical
>conditions – e.g. postural hypotension with venous pooling and finally
>the literature he reviewed is conflicting – so you cannot really draw any
>conclusions. Different types of harnesses are used with different attachment
>points, some articles review data about early mountaineers who just tied
>the rope around their chest. Some of the studies indicate respiratory obstruction
>rather than harness hang syndrome, and some of the reviews of accidents
>indicate shock/hypothermia. In the “controlled studies” different people
>had different reactions, some developed high blood pressure/pulse some
>low blood pressure. It seems that “harness hang syndrome” does exist –
>but it’s not clear what causes it, how quickly it occurs and what the treatment
>should be. To illustrate how bad this report is read paragraph 3 on page
>3 which claims that Christ died of orthostatic shock on the cross – what
>the?!

Bloody amazing...


BigMike

20-Jun-2007
10:16:20 AM

On 30/01/2006 DaCrux wrote:
paragraph 3 on page
>3 which claims that Christ died of orthostatic shock on the cross – what
>the?!

Well the warning there is obvious.

If you've spent the last 24 hours being dragged around and abused by a baying mob, and then suffered 39 lashes with a whip ... don't go soloing and hang in a chest harness for hours...

M


dougal

20-Jun-2007
10:22:18 AM

I think Paul's gone climbing...


GravityHound

20-Jun-2007
11:21:25 AM

this is a technique using the reverso.

http://www.mountainz.co.nz/content/article/article.php?article=220406_ropesolo.php&direct=general

i havent climbed with it yet but have set it up and it seems to hold a fall OK. not for toproping though it seems. need to place pro or clip into hangers as you go up.

yep, roped soloing is dodgy stuff, but i like soloing. a bit of peace and quiet and sure as hell teaches you to downclimb when you get to a bit thats too commiting.


muki

20-Jun-2007
1:25:43 PM

use the search function and look for "solo aiding a beginners intro"

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