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18/07/2020 Leader groundfall at Frog Buttress (QLD 31-Jul-2020 At 5:59:31 PM davedave

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Everyone was pretty aware that he was very lucky to not have more obviously life changing injuries. Perhaps some mixture of the gear taking an amount of force, favourable orientation on take off/landing and falling down the boulder gully, as well as apparently being spotted as he landed at the base.

Loose rock is a significant hazard at frog, I can't think of many climbs on my last trip that didn't have a good range of unattached rock from small to large at or above the top anchors. Climber triggered and 'spontaneous' rockfall is common.

Choosing to wear a helmet is obviously a personal choice. I usually wear one even on choss-free sports climbs, but I've probably met more young people with life altering head injuries then most, also quite the gumby.