Alex_Mineev Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 From The Seattle Times artcile on LR accident: "Richards wasn't pulled over the ridge because the rope was tied to a harness in a way that absorbed much of Cooley's weight." How is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbb Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 hip belay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 I'd suggest that's journalistic shorthand for a belay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Wasn't this the article that brought us 'Freedom Ridge'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Is that instead of " French Ridge" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderfour Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Please, not another thread about tieing in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketch Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Oh Common, that's part of the fun of cc.com. Any other forum gets 6 or seven posts about whether or not to rap off of a sling. Here we have gotten 75 and still going. Wait till you see what you can do to tieing in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch75 Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Please, not another thread about tieing in... tying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selkirk Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Tying is only tieing after you've tied one on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 From The Seattle Times artcile on LR accident: "Richards wasn't pulled over the ridge because the rope was tied to a harness in a way that absorbed much of Cooley's weight." How is that? you know maybe it was the rope cutting into the snow of the ridge that provided enough friction to prevent the sling shot effect, not any tie in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderfour Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Please, not another thread about tieing in... tying? The speling pahlees have spocen. I hope you feel better about yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 Is that instead of " French Ridge" ? It took place on Patriot Peak. The French were spending their ill-gotten billions on grape juice and frilly shirts. If you read the article with an eye on what was probably said based on how the non-climbing journalist interpreted it, I think Dru is right. It wasn't the way they were tied in. It was the fact that they were using the crest of the ridge between them as sort of dynamic pro while simo-climbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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