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My very first ground fall. 11-May-2010 At 10:12:59 PM mattjr
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On 11/05/2010 mikllaw wrote:
>I'm obviously more scared than the average rack-crasher;- I raraely do
>a hard move unless I've got at least 2 bombers bits, and another one between
>me and the deck if they come out.
>I'm still amazed that people don't climb on doubles any more. if you have
>2 crappy wires (lets say they hold 3kN each), one 200 mm above the other,
>and fall on a single rope on them, they will go pop and pop. On double
>ropes, clipped independently, the load will spread between the 2 and the
>impact force will be lower also, and they have a good chance of staying
>in.
>

It's funny you should mention doubles Mikl, all I have seen Sol climb on at Araps since he bought his doubles are.. his doubles. What were you doing climbing on Andrews single Sol? Don't you know those things are dangerous?!

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