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My very first ground fall. 14-May-2010 At 3:42:23 PM rolsen1

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On 13/05/2010 egosan wrote:
Let me clarify, I knew the placement was
>dodgy and I climbed above it anyway. Dumb. No way around it. Dumb. As
>much as I endeavor to not repeat this mistake, who is to say if I won't
>make different one at a later date? It won't stop me from climbing. Placing
>trad gear is not a PhD subject.
>Hopefully, roslen1, you are leading trad climbs and finding satisfaction in
>doing so. Hopefully my error will give you and everyone else who reads about
>it a chance to learn my lesson at a smaller cost.

Ok, to summarise.
- you started this thread so others could learn from your mistakes
- others have made suggestions so that you won't make the similar mistakes again yet you dismissed their advice as being obvious and clearly unhelpful
- you get upset when patronising comments are directed at you but you direct them at others
- leading is not rock science and you only had a ground fall because you are dumb
- you may hit the deck again

I know you don't want any advice but I'd suggest you at the very least subscribe to the ambulance if you haven't already.