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Interesting accident at the gunks on Saturday :
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gblauer
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Mar 22, 2010, 3:11 AM
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We saw the victim in the Mohonk truck on the way to the ambulance. It was the talk of the cliff on Saturday. Actually I don't have any of the facts, but, this is what told to me by several people in the vacinity of the climb. Climber was on Agape or Ape and Essence (near classic/Jackie). She was being lowered by her belayer who was above at the top of the first pitch. Belayer apparently was lowering her without the benefit of a belay device. It was stated that he was lowering her using a biner only (no munter). As she cleared the roof, the friction in the system became non existent and he dropped the climber. She hit the her non helmeted head and then hit the tree on her way down. Some people suggest that the tree actually slowed her down enough for her belayer to gain control of the rope. Her belayer caught her 5 feet off the deck. It was said that the belayer had 2nd/3rd degree burns on his hands. The climber had a head laceration and a hurt hip. Again, I only saw the victim being transported. I only heard this from several climbers who were nearby. I hope climber is ok and that the belayer recovers the use of his hands (and gets a belay device).
(This post was edited by gblauer on Mar 22, 2010, 3:14 AM)
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