The ongoing weekend idiot report

Post by **pkananen** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:36 am

Within one hour on Saturday at Muir, we saw the following:

1. People with a dog - "we didn't see any signs". Of course, there's a sign right as you pull into the lot.
2. Someone leaving the ground, falling a few feet off the deck, only to realize their knot wasn't tied.
3. Toproping directly through the anchors.

Two takeaways for all idiots:

1. Protect access by being respectful and following the rules.
2. Do your safety checks so you don't kill yourself.

Post by **bcombs** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:41 am

pkananen, you should pick better partners....

Post by **pkananen** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:46 am

bcombs wrote:pkananen, you should pick better partners....

I always post this stuff about my partners after they out-send me.

Post by **louisville_climber** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:34 am

Amen. I also saw the people with the dog. I saw them reading their guidebook at the lot, and figured they'd go somewhere else out of respect for access.

Post by **krampus** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:11 pm

And it begins. God I wish it would freeze again.

Post by **rjackson** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:13 pm

I wouldn't call them idiots, but they should have known better...

Funk Rock on Saturday.

Guy decked from about 5-10 feet on Manic Impression after his belayer let the rope feed all the way through his gri-gri. Reminded them to always check that there is a knot in the end of the rope.

Later in the day, the same duo on Prime Directive. Guy hanging 10-15 feet from the deck with all the rope out and a knot against the gri-gri. He didn't deck this time but had to improvise to get to the ground.

Check your ropes...

Post by **Saxman** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:36 pm

Sounds like a dangerous weekend to climb.

Post by **Crankmas** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:00 pm

I don't post this to associate said person as an idiot by any means but I did see an EMS vehicle at Roadside sat mid-day, heard someone missed perhaps the first bolt clip and decked with a tailbone injury, sorry about their bad luck and hope things were not serious.

Post by **bcombs** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:06 pm

How you you land on your butt when you are sliding face first down a slab?

Post by **clif** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:19 pm

not to put to fine a point on it but PEOPLE FOR CHRIST'S SAKE.

if avoiding death no longer motivates, spine surgery will put you out about $80,000 -IF YOUR LUCKY.

THINK. PLEASE.

thank you.