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Ground Fall Last night Hardrock CBD 1-Mar-2014 At 1:13:09 PM el_crimpo

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Wishing a speedy recovery for the poor guy who fell.

Looking at the scene and chatting to a few who partially saw it, it sounded like either the climber had fallen whilst clipping and the belayer was paying out rope and was caught unaware; or a complacent and distracted belayer.

I hope the hardrock staff caught the guys details so they can ask a few more questions and assess if they need to change anything.

Where they guy decked, top ropes have been removed so that its more evenly spaced, I dont believe it was crowded or there was anything other than a couple of ropes.

I think the crowds can be very distracting for some, and its very noisy at times. That gym gets crazy crowded, we usually just wait 30-60mins till most of the first timers pump out and leave, before we start leading.

I think one gym in West Aus used to hand out the lead passes on a night by night basis so they could monitor, potentially stop any leading if the gym was too crowded or if they didnt have the appropriate staff members on. Not sure how well the system worked though...