"Man Falls While Climbing at the Red River Gorge"

Post by **whadam00** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 12:57 pm

pigsteak wrote:turning your radio to 98.1 the bull without talking on the phone or drivng should get you killed anyway.

What's so wrong with a little country every now and then? Obviously you know what 98.1 the Bull <i>is</i>.

Post by **Wes** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:50 pm

So, have we determined if there was two accidents yet? RC.com had a thread about someone decking on Rock Wars, perhaps due to pulled/broken gear?

Best wishes to Cliff for a speedy recovery.

rc.com thread, also has some more info about Cliff's fall:

http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/for ... st=1575796

Post by **pigsteak** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:53 pm

lol..actually I don't , but I was just being piggie...

Post by **Yasmeen** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 2:04 pm

Wes wrote:So, have we determined if there was two accidents yet? RC.com had a thread about someone decking on Rock Wars, perhaps due to pulled/broken gear?

Best wishes to Cliff for a speedy recovery.

rc.com thread, also has some more info about Cliff's fall:

http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/for ... st=1575796

There were 3 accidents this past weekend, from what I'm hearing:
1) Cliff at Skybridge (the rc.com thread says it happened on Saturday, but I heard about it on Friday)
2) Someone at Long Wall (just now learned about this from the rc.com thread)
3) A rappeller somewhere (learned about this from the news article posted here a few days ago)

Best wishes to all involved, and thanks to those who helped with the rescues.

Post by **Meadows** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 2:09 pm

Three good reasons for all climbers to get at least WFA training/certification.

Post by **pigsteak** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 2:39 pm

meadows, have you done that? where would we go to get it?

Post by **TradMike** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:22 pm

I'm not pointing fingers because I have done some crazy things as well but I can't imagine leading Souders Crack on gear. I also saw someone deck low on Rock Wars from the rock breaking a couple years ago. You can still see the rock scar. I really don't think you are safe on Rock Wars either until you get near the first set of bolts. That rock is thin. It's a function of how heavy the leader is, how deep you sink the gear and how dynamic the belay is on whether the rock will fail in a fall. Hot September is the same way. Be safe.

Post by **jjhellstrom** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:39 pm

pigsteak wrote:meadows, have you done that? where would we go to get it?

I know you addressed Meadows, but I am going to do this and had the info handy. There are still spots available. The class starts 4/20 in Cinci.

http://www.wildmed.us/CaL/wfa-420222007.htm

Post by **Don McGlone** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:46 pm

jjhellstrom wrote:The class starts 4/20 in Cinci.

Now that's a great day for a safety meeting. 8)

Post by **charlie** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:48 pm

Don McGlone wrote:
jjhellstrom wrote:The class starts 4/20 in Cinci.
Now that's a great day for a safety meeting. 8)

Beautiful.