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Climber injured in bluies after 30m fall 2/Jan/13 18-Jan-2013 At 1:20:50 AM wallwombat

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On 17/01/2013 Jakob wrote:

>I was shaken to see u guys, wish u speedy recovery and a return to climbing.
>I have certainly changed my approach to climbing, mainly by being super
>vigilant in protecting against the ff2, even if it means placing pro 10cm
>above a 3 point anchor (which I did on my very next multi). Remember, if
>rope stretch is 20%, a ff2 fall can multiply your body weight by at least
>10 times (using uniform deceleration and conservation of energy). I'm 85,
>so that would be at least 850kg on the rope, ancr and belay, your harness,
>and your body!

I love the fact old blokes get this shit!

I thought it was only kuu and Fred Beckey.

And Mikl.