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majid_sabet


May 7, 2007, 2:57 PM
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120 feet fall ,broken neck,'no rescue' policy
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Michael was two days into a solo climb to scale the notorious 3,600-feet Troll Wall , the tallest vertical rock face in Europe, when a piece of loose rock gave way and he fell 120 feet onto a sloping ledge still attached to his rope.............................

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/...telescope/article.do


phang_nga


May 13, 2007, 10:22 AM
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Soloing is irresponsible, but not as irresponsible as not having evacuation insurance.


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