Todd Skinner

Post by **maine** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:59 pm

I am sure many of you have already heard about Todd Skinner's death in Yosemite. For those that haven't

www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/toddskinner/

Post by **pigsteak** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:01 pm

see mcglone's thread already posted here.

Post by **McDowell** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:31 am

Isn't that the same place that Dano died?

Either way it's really sad.

Post by **bentley** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:00 pm

Broken Harness Likely Caused Skinner's Death
By Dougald MacDonald
Although an official investigation remains to be completed, it appears increasingly likely that a broken belay loop on Todd Skinnerâ€™s harness caused his death. Skinner fell about 500 feet on Monday while rappelling fixed lines during an attempt to free climb a route on Leaning Tower in Yosemite Valley. Jim Hewett, Skinnerâ€™s climbing partner on Leaning Tower, is quoted extensively about the accident in todayâ€™s San Francisco Chronicle. â€œ[The harness] was actually very worn,â€