notice....cave behind me. That ice wasnt coming off, and if it did it wouldnt have hit me. Those are bolts not screws, so the quality of the ice matter little really. Dane's photos is in relation to how well john knows how to fall on ice without getting hurt! Something that not many people can say can do
Whatever! You're not in the cave and yes it could have hit you. Lots of nice sized icicles too. Pretty hard to run and 1. catch a fall or. 2. not pull of the leader or lose the belay.
Probably should have added leaving your leashless tool in the ice, but I don't go there. And yes knowing how to fall is key, in my case don't!
Nice try. You're going to judge Bryan's ability from one washed out, resized photo? Classic cc.com...
Maybe you should tell the BD athlete that led the route right before me he is stupid also. And perhaps the author of winter dance who took the photo he is a poor judge of ice.
You guys sound like a bunch of den mothers. Read a "how to" book or two (Gadd's is great) and then get outside! Sitting around bullshitting about this and that isnt going to do shit for your skills.
I fall of shit because I go for it. The only way you're going to get better is sticking it out from time to time.