Re:Alex Honnold Scales El Capitan Without Ropes, and the Cli...
by Baeocystin on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @01:53AM
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>The rock can break off ("chossy" climbs, Pinnacles is notorious for this)
A doctor from our local hospital died from, as far as we can tell, exactly this while climbing Discovery Wall. He was an excellent climber, and was using appropriate gear. He just was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and his safety equipment wasn't enough.
A doctor from our local hospital died from, as far as we can tell, exactly this while climbing Discovery Wall. He was an excellent climber, and was using appropriate gear. He just was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and his safety equipment wasn't enough.