erik Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 jake, harsh tokes what failed man??? you say nothing??? was it his issue??? or actual equip failure??? erik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceIceBaby Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 Sad Man…very sad I hope he will have a miraculous recovery Climb safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country_Jake Posted June 17, 2002 Author Share Posted June 17, 2002 He was repeling and his style is to bring his arm and hand way out away from his body to get a faster and further drop between jumps... he lost the rope and took the plung... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 can you say autoblock??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figger_Eight Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 ... [ 06-17-2002, 02:50 PM: Message edited by: Figger Eight ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figger_Eight Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 Or at the very least a prusik. I hope the recovery is a speedy one. I hope newbies realize that rappelling like you're in a bad Hollywood movie (not saying your buddy was either a newbie or rapping carelessly) only manages to kick down rocks and increase the chance of losing control of your rope. [ 06-17-2002, 01:35 PM: Message edited by: Figger Eight ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 sorry to hear it. I hope your friend recovers quickly sk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Figger Eight: Or at the very least a prusik. same thing yo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeclimb9 Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 A good friend of mine always did a triple check of the setup when rappelling. He survived 30 years of climbing before cancer got him in January. I follow his lead, and check three times myself. May your friend recover quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PackOnMyBack Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Country Jake: [QB]to get a faster and further drop between jumps... QB] I never like to hear the words "drop" & "jump" mentioned while I'm climbing. I wish only the best for a speedy recovery!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figger_Eight Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 quote: same thing yo! Same application...different knot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellemontagne Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 Sorry to hear about it Jake. I hope he makes a healthy recovery. His accident is pretty unfortunate. When I met him at the party (I'm guessing it's the same guy) he was pretty psyched about climbing and had a lot of energy and motivation to do some big climbs. Hope he gets better soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country_Jake Posted June 17, 2002 Author Share Posted June 17, 2002 One and the same ty, thanks for the suport ya'll I'll be sure to let him know that we all are hopin' for the best, I'm off to set up his bedroom for when he gets back from the Hospital today.... late... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country_Jake Posted June 18, 2002 Author Share Posted June 18, 2002 For the sake of all that is good and moldy... Please double check all gear and techniques.... accident Report: My 17 year old climbing partner was climbing last wen. and took a nasty fall... this young man was on the verg of being great... a hell of a lot better climber than I am... although his repeling technique is a little shaddy... after soloing a route and then on his way back down the rope sliped from his hand... a 45 foot fall later, he landed on his feet, chrushing several vertibets... and cracking sereval more.... Broken back... he is out of comision for at least a year.... but at least he is not paralized... I wish none of you the same... and hope you will double check your shit for the sake of your friends and family... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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