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Arapiles Accident 8/6/08 12-Jun-2008 At 1:02:54 AM Organ Pipe

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On 11/06/2008 Richard wrote:
>On 11/06/2008 bomber pro wrote:
>>radios are the preferred system these days. no confusion and no screaming
>>into the wind only to hear a
>>vague ....WHAT!
>
>"i'm in a jet aircraft ...what could go wrong ??!"....more technology
>will not help..what do you do when the batteries go flat, or you drop the
>thing..?

I'm not sure I agree with you here Richard, I agree that radios are subject to failure, but that's no reason to leave them at home and struggle with yelling in high wind.

I have used radios many times on longer climbs where visibility / weather has impacted our ability to communicate organically, and the radios have been a real blessing. Granted, we have an agreed process to follow if we find that the radios fail unexpectedly.

IMO, so long as you have a plan to follow if the radios fail, their use can make life on the wall heaps better.