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Tito Traversa Killed in a Fall 21-May-2018 At 3:57:37 PM One Day Hero

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On 21-May-2018 Karl Bromelow wrote:
>Do I worry about him when
>we are climbing? To be honest, yes, he and my partner Mandy are the most
>precious elements of my existence. But the worry is only such that I triple
>check for him where for myself I might double check, and the depth of that
>concern is far, far, far outweighed by the countless hours of pure joy
>that we have experienced together in locations of extreme and rarefied
>grandeur over the last 8 years plus.

That's all fine and dandy, but if the unthinkable were to happen you would have to take full responsibility. It isn't the party above knocking rocks off, it isn't the sandbagging first ascentionist, it isn't the stoned hippie whose glue didn't set. It's the parent who made the informed decision to introduce their child to a dangerous pastime. These are all known risks which are accepted by climbers (along with the fact that a certain percentage of participants will be killed or injured).