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mojomonkey
Sep 21, 2010, 4:05 PM
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Saw these photos on Gunks.com today. They seem to fit with this thread, but I'm posting it here so as not to get in the way of the "on subject and respectful" "polite discussion of specific accidents" going on in there.
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rockforlife
Sep 21, 2010, 4:06 PM
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wow...
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spikeddem
Sep 21, 2010, 4:07 PM
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Betcha it's faked/staged.
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lena_chita
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Sep 21, 2010, 4:20 PM
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spikeddem wrote: Betcha it's faked/staged.
Yeah, either that, or the person at the top is off belay.
I'd go with staged.
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Kartessa
Sep 21, 2010, 4:21 PM
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I certainly hope its fake.
I wanna strangle a hippie.
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shoo
Sep 21, 2010, 4:26 PM
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Kartessa wrote: I certainly hope its fake. I wanna strangle a hippie.
Make sure you wash your hands afterwards.
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dingus
Sep 21, 2010, 4:32 PM
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The belayer is wearing kid's shoes.
DMT
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wonderwoman
Sep 21, 2010, 4:34 PM
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You guys are mistaken. Clearly, that is a fetus at the base of the cliff. The line is simply the umbilical cord. This is just another instance of a climber giving birth while soloing Handy Andy.
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gmggg
Sep 21, 2010, 4:36 PM
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dingus wrote: The belayer is wearing kid's shoes. DMT
I noticed that too. And judging by her size relative to the dog and the grigri she's probably 12 or so...
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bearbreeder
Sep 21, 2010, 4:44 PM
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that WAS one cute doggie
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dingus
Sep 21, 2010, 4:44 PM
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She does have an ATC-style device on her harness though!
DMT
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lena_chita
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wonderwoman wrote: You guys are mistaken. Clearly, that is a fetus at the base of the cliff. The line is simply the umbilical cord. This is just another instance of a climber giving birth while soloing Handy Andy.
Awesome!
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jeepnphreak
Sep 21, 2010, 4:50 PM
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Tell the kid to quit texting and start watching her climber.
Daddy is go to die!
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gmggg
Sep 21, 2010, 5:04 PM
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jeepnphreak wrote: Tell the kid to quit texting and start watching her climber. Daddy is go to die!
She's not texting. She's playing with her nut tool bungie. I've said it before and I'm sure I'll say it again. Those bungie cords are an accident waiting to happen. Between those cords and shiny things that make funny noises it's a wonder anyone makes it out alive.
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boymeetsrock
Sep 21, 2010, 5:12 PM
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Jealous!!!
I can't wait until my kids weight 50 lbs so I can tie them to the end of my lead line !
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gmggg
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boymeetsrock wrote: Jealous!!! I can't wait until my kids weight 50 lbs so I can tie them to the end of my lead line !
If you have more than one kid you don't have to wait so long.
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boymeetsrock
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gmggg wrote: boymeetsrock wrote: Jealous!!! I can't wait until my kids weight 50 lbs so I can tie them to the end of my lead line ! If you have more than one kid you don't have to wait so long.
Holy shit , you just made my day! My wife if pregnant with twins! You'll see us at the Gunks by Mid may. Just look for the clusterfuck ground anchor and the shirts that say thing one and thing two.
How much do those baby seats weigh? You know, the ones you can clip into the car seat...
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bill413
Sep 21, 2010, 5:48 PM
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I think things will be ok - she's probably stepping on the rope with her right shoe. 
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mr.tastycakes
Sep 21, 2010, 6:04 PM
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Gold. Almost as good as the picture of the TR anchor on the dead, fallen tree (also at the Gunks).
(This post was edited by mr.tastycakes on Sep 21, 2010, 6:04 PM)
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iknowfear
Sep 21, 2010, 6:26 PM
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dingus wrote: She does have an ATC-style device on her harness though! DMT
AAAAND, most importantly, the system is closed!
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dingus
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iknowfear wrote: dingus wrote: She does have an ATC-style device on her harness though! DMT AAAAND, most importantly, the system is closed!
ALWAYS CLOSE THE SYSTEM. I GOTTA REMEMBER, ALWAYS CLOSE THE SYSTEM!
(FUCKING TIGER!)
Kurtz closed the system. He tied me off and walked away.
I just wanted a belay, and for my sins, she gave me one....
(The Heart of Darkness, or How to Teach Your 12 Year Older Daughter to Belay)
Btw, been there, done that. I call it grigri self belay snag removal mechanism, hehe)
DMT
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Twiggy96
Sep 21, 2010, 6:54 PM
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Saw this going on a few minutes earlier, leader was about 15ft off the deck when I came through. He was very much on lead, no anchor from above or anythihng. And to set the record straight she was not texting or playing with a nut tool.... She was in the middle of an intense battle of Cats Cradle (for real). This moron dad is going to bust up his kids face. She was anchored in with one nut... could have at least added the dog into the system with a nice sliding X.
(This post was edited by Twiggy96 on Sep 21, 2010, 6:55 PM)
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gmggg
Sep 21, 2010, 7:34 PM
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Twiggy96 wrote: Saw this going on a few minutes earlier, leader was about 15ft off the deck when I came through. He was very much on lead, no anchor from above or anythihng. And to set the record straight she was not texting or playing with a nut tool.... She was in the middle of an intense battle of Cats Cradle (for real). This moron dad is going to bust up his kids face. She was anchored in with one nut... could have at least added the dog into the system with a nice sliding X.
According to the third picture you are wrong. Although you're right about everything else.
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iknowfear
Sep 21, 2010, 8:22 PM
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dingus wrote: iknowfear wrote: dingus wrote: She does have an ATC-style device on her harness though! DMT AAAAND, most importantly, the system is closed! ALWAYS CLOSE THE SYSTEM. I GOTTA REMEMBER, ALWAYS CLOSE THE SYSTEM! (FUCKING TIGER!) Kurtz closed the system. He tied me off and walked away. I just wanted a belay, and for my sins, she gave me one.... (The Heart of Darkness, or How to Teach Your 12 Year Older Daughter to Belay) Btw, been there, done that. I call it grigri self belay snag removal mechanism, hehe) DMT
I quite liked the "auto-dropper" coined by Arrogant_Bastard (for a grigri... )
and yes, maybe he was in a solo mindset (been there, done that as well), when the rope is only there to belay the second up; chances of that second catching a fall? I never had to find out...
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