Hooked

[cliftongifford]

A couple days ago I’m climbing at The New on a route called G-String. I get up to the cruxier section of the route with my waist a couple feet above the last bolt, and BAM, I fall. Only this time it wasn’t soft. Somehow my biner pierced the side of my harness during the fall and I’m dangling there at the bolt, with my harness twisted tight around my ribcage suffocating me like a python. I couldn’t breathe. I rushed to get a couple slings off my harness and made a quick etrier to step into to relieve the pressure and self-rescue. If I hadn’t had those extra slings on my harness I could’ve suffocated up there before anyone could reach me. It was quite a scary experience, that I never thought would happen. Just thought I’d share.

[cliftongifford]

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[jrathfon]

eesh

[ahab]

whoa. dang.

glad you're ok.

[dmw]

that is freaky.

[Crankmas]

the lower biner actually pierced the backing of the harness- dude thats crazy

[rjackson]

I'm still trying to figure out how with the leg loops connected to the waist belt in the front by the belay loop, how did the harness get all the way up around your rib cage?

But stranger things have happened...

[cliftongifford]

I'm still trying to figure out how with the leg loops connected to the waist belt in the front by the belay loop, how did the harness get all the way up around your rib cage?

But stranger things have happened...

<a href="http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... 0834"><img src="http://hotlink.myspacecdn.com/images02/ ... 5d45/m.jpg" alt=""></a>

Except it was twisted around behind my back.

[rjackson]

A picture is worth a 1000 words.

Thanks.

Sorry you'll have to invest in a new harness, but that one evidently did it's job.

[whatahutch]

Insane