***************Spragwa wrote:... I just don't believe it happens unless the belayer screws up. Not that people don't make mistakes.
Yup. Unless the climber came untied or the rope broke, the belayer was definitely snoozing.
ZSpider
Groundfl at the load
Four of the Florida climbers who were up here as a group a few weeks ago responded to my emails to them inquiring about the accident. None had heard of any Floridian climber decking in the Red. So, it looks like this will remain a mystery.
Mcrib, do you know what caused the accident? I heard it was another case of belaying error.
Even though this accident did not happen in Muir, we are still are very interested in any RRG accident involving hardware or rock failure. Fortunately, these have been almost non-existant. But, there can be important lessons to be learned.
The "Training/nutrition/injuries" forum might be a good place to report RRG accidents. Rockclimbing.com has an accidents section where info is reported:
http://www.rockclimbing.com/forum/injur ... _accidents
Rick
Mcrib, do you know what caused the accident? I heard it was another case of belaying error.
Even though this accident did not happen in Muir, we are still are very interested in any RRG accident involving hardware or rock failure. Fortunately, these have been almost non-existant. But, there can be important lessons to be learned.
The "Training/nutrition/injuries" forum might be a good place to report RRG accidents. Rockclimbing.com has an accidents section where info is reported:
http://www.rockclimbing.com/forum/injur ... _accidents
Rick
We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. - Randy Pausch
None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm. - Henry David Thoreau
None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm. - Henry David Thoreau
Sorry it took me so long to get back. I am sure the kid will be fine. He is quite lucky. He landed on a patch of dirt but there were small boulders all around. From what the Lee county firefighters said he had just broken an ankle and possibly sprained the other. He was dropped either because the belayer held down the grigri or loaded it wrong. He took it off the rope before I could see how it was loaded.