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Scariest fall ever? |
9-Oct-2012 At 4:31:08 PM |
Climboholic
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On 9/10/2012 Cool Hand Lock wrote:
>That's a massive winger.
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>Mental Jim told me he was belaying someone going for a ground up first
>ascent at Ben Lomond. On the second pitch the guy ran out 30m with no gear,
>as it was a closed corner. Fell the full 60m+stretch. Pulled up a few meters
>off the deck.
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>Mental Jim shaid he the leader went past the belay quite quickly.
The question is: Do you take in slack in that situation?
On one hand, it looks like your mate is going to come pretty close to decking.
On the other, pulling through any rope makes it a factor 2+ fall and buggered if you're going to let this lunatic kill you too.
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