"Man Falls While Climbing at the Red River Gorge"

[facetime]

I saw this in the news, does anyone have more information about the fall or gear failure?

http://www.wkyt.com/wymtnews/headlines/6932892.html

[gulliver]

 www.lex18.com
 
A Pennsylvania man survived a major fall from a cliff in the Red River Gorge Sunday.  
 
Rescue crews carried the man through rough terrain after falling more than 60 feet from a cliff in the North Fork area.  
 
Rescuer J.L. Bowen says the climber could not have prevented the fall, that his repelling equipment simply failed him, and this is not the typical rescues they're used to dealing with.  
 
The hiker was taken away with a broken leg, arm, and hip, and was flown out from the Middlefork fire department. He is now recovering at UK Hospital.  
 
The man's name has not yet been released.  
 
Story Filed Sunday, April 8, 2007

[Yasmeen]

the climber

his repelling equipment

The hiker

Regardless, I'm glad he survived and is recovering.

[Crankmas]

so this is not the "girl with a grigri" accident I heard little about sat morning at some strange climber hangout?

[Meadows]

the climber

his repelling equipment

The hiker

Regardless, I'm glad he survived and is recovering.

That reminds of this guy at work who tried to hit on me. He Sametimed me to tell me that he heard that I climb and he's a climber too. When I asked if he climbs sport or trad, he said, "I rappel." I told him that I have a boyfriend.

[gunslnga]

the climber

his repelling equipment

The hiker

.

I told him that I have a boyfriend.

Then he "reppelled you" right???

[krampus]

so clever

[Meadows]

Punny!

[SCIN]

I heard that someone who posts on this board decked from the top of Jack in the Pulpit at Skybridge Friday. I'm surprised it hasn't been brought up yet. Does anyone know who it was and if he/she is okay?

[rockman]

Meadows:
your such a tease.
Shattering a poor boys "dream" only after he considered himself a climber.