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Ultra
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Post by Ultra »

SO WHAT HAPPENED!!!
Do you like apples? Well, how do you like [b]THEM APPLES[/b]
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Artsay
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Post by Artsay »

It's okay, charlie...
We're all not as perfect as we think we are. ;)

Ray and I have both given each other some bad catches. Nothing that hurt us but some that makes us look at each other like, "What's up with that?!?". But we climb together all the time so we're bound to have some not-so-perfect belays. It's just the percentages.
Does he have a strange bear claw like appendage protruding from his neck? He kep petting it.
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ynp1
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Post by ynp1 »

ive had a few good belayer save my life a few times, but i have never really had a really bad catch that i can remember. hell half the time my belayers are drunk or high and they dont drop me.
I don't have haters, I have fans in denial.
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J-Rock
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Post by J-Rock »

I have never dropped anybody, but I have been dropped 3 times. Once I hit the ground from about 25 feet up and the belayer responded that he didn't think that I was going to fall.
"Those iron spikes you use have shortened the life expectancy of the Totem Pole by 50,000 years."

--A Navaho elder
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Wes
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Post by Wes »

charlie wrote:This would be an excellent opportunity for my peeps to applaud my spotting/belaying abilities cause even though I don't think I've ever blown a spot, Sonia and Matt seem to make me question myself. :cry:

And no, I was not on belay when the guy hit the deck at the motherlode.
charlie, You have never missed a spot for me that I can remember. And that one time belay issue was a "no harm, no foul" thing, so that is all good.

BTW, thanks for the software hookup.
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Joel
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Post by Joel »

So what happened with the guy at the Lode?
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charlie
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Post by charlie »

Artsay wrote:It's okay, charlie...We're all not as perfect as we think we are....
Am too!

Thanks Wes.

Joel, don't you understand this thread is all about me, me, me? Sheesh.
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rhino
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Post by rhino »

Paul3eb wrote:
RRO wrote:Charllie is the king of "Southern Spots" but we love him anyway.
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so that's what he's doing when he should be spotting.. ;)

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Just look at the pic... Charlie always catches when we boulder :wink:
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Sunshine
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Post by Sunshine »

I pay very close attention to climbers and belayers as they tie in and rig the belay. Very few climbers check their belayers and I rarely see a belayer check to see that the climber has tied in properly or that his buckle is doubled back.
So now you'd better stop and rebuild all your ruins,
For peace and trust can win the day despite of all your losing-- Zep
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weber
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Post by weber »

Ultra wrote:SO WHAT HAPPENED!!!
Does anyone have any info on this accident before this thread is hijacked?

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
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