erik Posted July 20, 2001 Share Posted July 20, 2001 let's get away from the stupid bolting thing now! i was talking to some friends last night whom just back from the valley and they were climbing mescalito and watched the the people ground fall off of the d.n.b of middle cathedral. a very sad incident to say the least. from what i have gathered, since a couple of these bro's particapate in yosar, is that the leader took a near factor 2 fall onto the ancher and all 4 pieces ripped from the rock......the first thing that came to mind is that why did he not protect the belay, i have always receited this mantra in my head with traditional leads. though we will never know what took place before the accident, i can only speculate. which i won't around here! but if all just remeber to protect the belay as we move up from it, then maybe we all can avoid another tragic blow to our community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt.Caveman Posted July 20, 2001 Share Posted July 20, 2001 Bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted July 20, 2001 Share Posted July 20, 2001 Was this the incident? http://www.bouldernews.com/news/local/18ldead.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted July 20, 2001 Author Share Posted July 20, 2001 yes, it is makes me sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 20, 2001 Share Posted July 20, 2001 This is a dangerous game we play. But to play is to rejoice in living! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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