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Re: [sonso45] Fall while simul-climbing Eldorado:
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sspssp
Jun 30, 2010, 5:32 PM
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One thing that I think has gotten lost in the discussion: I don't think this is really a simul-climbing accident. Yes, the leader fell while simul-climbing. But he was what, 60+ from his last piece. If he had taken the same fall, while being belayed normally, the fall would have been about the same. There is a little more slack in the system with a simul-climb than a belay, but in the context of a 100+ fall, not really (say a 110') instead of 120'.
I don't think is that different than somebody running it out (even with a standard belay) on terrain they consider "easy". Now you can certainly second guess the decision to go that far without a piece, but this is an issue anyone who has done a long alpine route has to face. If you start sewing up the fourth and third class sections of rock, well, good luck with that.
(This post was edited by sspssp on Jun 30, 2010, 5:37 PM)
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Post edited by sspssp
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Post edited by sspssp
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