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I like the hospital footage, but think a couple follow up interviews would be pretty cool as well.

http://deadpointmag.com/dpm-hd/63-when- ... g-goes-bad

He is lucky to be alive, the landing zone looked awful.

So I guess this is what happens when us climbers forget to pack a rope? Or was clipping all those hanging draws too inconvenient?

Holding a pad up with nothing underneath of it may not be the best spotting strategy.

horrible pad placement and horrible spotters.

horrible idea.

Josephine wrote:horrible idea.

Without knowing the climbing and the route, I don't think we can say it is a horrible idea, except in hind-site. It might have just been a hard boulder problem off the ground, with mellow climbing after. And he may have had the route dialed. From the video, the only thing I can see really messed up was the spotters and the pads - they should have moved with him.

I have seen people climb hard problems over worse landings before. And, I have seen people jump on "easy looking" problems with no pad and no spotter only to fall and avoid serious injury by luck. A 5.14 climbing highballing a v-9/10/11 whatever isn't any worse the a 5.8 climber trying to highball v-1s.

just hit the fucking button if it hurts, its not that complicated

whatever you do...do not try that highball jump to a tree triple lindy dismount....worrying me sick

agreed wes..the spotters seem to be captivated by the send....

his expression as he looks at his foot is priceless.


oh bouldering season is here, can;t wait.