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worst near accidents I've seen 21-Sep-2010 At 4:54:52 PM hangdog

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Spend most of my life in a Climbing Centre so near misses are a daily occurence, however this one relates to an outside near miss.
I walking along the track at the top of the Berowra crag and came across a long sling slip wrapped around a boulder. The boulder was about the size of a suitcase and was buried in the dirt. As i watched in amazement the boulder was lifting as the climbers weight came onto it. I yelled down to the climbers that this wasnt exactly best practice and was met with the mind your own effin business look. They said that it was ok as they were about to move on to the other end of the crag.
I had visions of the climber surviving the fall to the deck and then wondering why the shadow over him was getting larger as the rock nailed him Roadrunner and Coyote style. Very much like the Homer link yesterday