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majid_sabet
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I am analyzing an accident report where two climbers were trad climbing a multi-pitch wall and lead climber was carrying the second rope coiled up on his day-pack however, he took a fall, belay lost control of the belay and leader decked ( lead rope fell to the ground) leaving belayer three pitches up with no backup rope to rap.
Anyone wants to take guess on why leader was carrying the second rope with him instead of clipping behind his harness or letting second carry it up ?
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billl7
Jan 10, 2011, 11:25 PM
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majid_sabet wrote: I am analyzing an accident report where two climbers were trad climbing a multi-pitch wall and lead climber was carrying the second rope coiled up on his day-pack however, he took a fall, belay lost control of the belay and leader decked ( lead rope fell to the ground) leaving belayer three pitches up with no backup rope to rap. Anyone wants to take guess on why leader was carrying the second rope with him instead of clipping behind his harness or letting second carry it up ?
Edit: I don't know why the leader wouldn't trail the second rope in my explanation.
Now, why wasn't the system closed on the lead rope?
(This post was edited by billl7 on Jan 10, 2011, 11:27 PM)
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redlude97
Jan 10, 2011, 11:26 PM
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majid_sabet wrote: I am analyzing an accident report where two climbers were trad climbing a multi-pitch wall and lead climber was carrying the second rope coiled up on his day-pack however, he took a fall, belay lost control of the belay and leader decked ( lead rope fell to the ground) leaving belayer three pitches up with no backup rope to rap. Anyone wants to take guess on why leader was carrying the second rope with him instead of clipping behind his harness or letting second carry it up ?
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Gmburns2000
Jan 10, 2011, 11:35 PM
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not sure why the leader was carrying it in his pack, but as for the second not taking it, unless the second was going to put it in his pack, I've always been under the impression that the leader takes it in case it becomes snarled somewhere. In other words, the second has a better chance of fixing a CF with it.
I dunno, otherwise?, maybe the leader was a stronger climber and it made sense for him to take the second rope?
sucks that the dude fell. here's hoping he's OK.
more importantly, why did the lead rope go through the second's belay device? Three pitches up and he wasn't tied in? Sounds odd, even if they were untying to switch belays.
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majid_sabet
Jan 10, 2011, 11:56 PM
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redlude97 wrote: majid_sabet wrote: I am analyzing an accident report where two climbers were trad climbing a multi-pitch wall and lead climber was carrying the second rope coiled up on his day-pack however, he took a fall, belay lost control of the belay and leader decked ( lead rope fell to the ground) leaving belayer three pitches up with no backup rope to rap. Anyone wants to take guess on why leader was carrying the second rope with him instead of clipping behind his harness or letting second carry it up ? the belayer was a weakass noob?
yes she was but what your take on this ?
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majid_sabet
Jan 10, 2011, 11:58 PM
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Gmburns2000 wrote: not sure why the leader was carrying it in his pack, but as for the second not taking it, unless the second was going to put it in his pack, I've always been under the impression that the leader takes it in case it becomes snarled somewhere. In other words, the second has a better chance of fixing a CF with it. I dunno, otherwise?, maybe the leader was a stronger climber and it made sense for him to take the second rope? sucks that the dude fell. here's hoping he's OK. more importantly, why did the lead rope go through the second's belay device? Three pitches up and he wasn't tied in? Sounds odd, even if they were untying to switch belays.
well, this was a disaster from the beginning and i am trying to figure out why leader was carrying the rope. sure he was stronger and more experience but still, numbers do not add right.
Anyways, both ended up ok.
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majid_sabet
Jan 11, 2011, 12:02 AM
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billl7 wrote: majid_sabet wrote: I am analyzing an accident report where two climbers were trad climbing a multi-pitch wall and lead climber was carrying the second rope coiled up on his day-pack however, he took a fall, belay lost control of the belay and leader decked ( lead rope fell to the ground) leaving belayer three pitches up with no backup rope to rap. Anyone wants to take guess on why leader was carrying the second rope with him instead of clipping behind his harness or letting second carry it up ? It was the end of the daylight hours. Leader was going to fix the next pitch and rap back down for the night. That pitch was longer than half a rope length. Edit: I don't know why the leader wouldn't trail the second rope in my explanation. Now, why wasn't the system closed on the lead rope?
3rd to 4th pitch had an 8 m traverse so rapping back to p3 was out of question. I am guessing that he did not want the weak n00b carry the rope.
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billl7
Jan 11, 2011, 12:05 AM
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majid_sabet wrote: billl7 wrote: majid_sabet wrote: I am analyzing an accident report where two climbers were trad climbing a multi-pitch wall and lead climber was carrying the second rope coiled up on his day-pack however, he took a fall, belay lost control of the belay and leader decked ( lead rope fell to the ground) leaving belayer three pitches up with no backup rope to rap. Anyone wants to take guess on why leader was carrying the second rope with him instead of clipping behind his harness or letting second carry it up ? It was the end of the daylight hours. Leader was going to fix the next pitch and rap back down for the night. That pitch was longer than half a rope length. Edit: I don't know why the leader wouldn't trail the second rope in my explanation. Now, why wasn't the system closed on the lead rope? 3rd to 4th pitch had an 8 m traverse so rapping back to p3 was out of question. I am guessing that he did not the weak n00b carry the rope. 
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rdr_1988
Jan 11, 2011, 12:25 AM
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so that if his belayer dropped him, he'd be stuck mid route without a rope
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majid_sabet
Jan 11, 2011, 12:33 AM
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rdr_1988 wrote: so that if his belayer dropped him, he'd be stuck mid route without a rope
yes, she was stuck on the wall with no rope to rap and needed a rescue.
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bill413
Jan 11, 2011, 1:02 AM
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majid_sabet wrote: rdr_1988 wrote: so that if his belayer dropped him, he'd be stuck mid route without a rope yes, she was stuck on the wall with no rope to rap and needed a rescue.
1) The leader never expected to get dropped.
2) The leader expected to be able to do the climb (otherwise he should not have choosen that climb with what you describe as a weak second).
So, given those, there was no reason to prefer one over the other to carry the rope. If the route was quite difficult for the second, the leader carried it to make her climb easier, and hopefully more successful.
And, as for not trailing it, perhaps (especially with the traverse) the leader was concerned about it getting tangled & stuck.
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bearbreeder
Jan 11, 2011, 1:15 AM
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if you actually climbed you'd be able to figure it out i'm sure 
that weakass noob probably climbs better than ya
consider the time that it takes to restack the second rope each pitch as a possible reason as to not trailing it
the question to ask is why wasnt she tied into the same rope ... and if not how did she anchor herself ... if all this is even real ...
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majid_sabet
Jan 11, 2011, 1:22 AM
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bearbreeder wrote: if you actually climbed you'd be able to figure it out i'm sure that weakass noob probably climbs better than ya consider the time that it takes to restack the second rope each pitch as a possible reason as to not trailing it the question to ask is why wasnt she tied into the same rope ... and if not how did she anchor herself ... if all this is even real ...
I am really getting tired of you chasing me around in RC so please stay out of my way before you piss me off.
Thanks for your cooperation and move on.
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rocknice2
Jan 11, 2011, 1:24 AM
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worst troll ever
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bill413
Jan 11, 2011, 3:24 AM
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bearbreeder wrote: if you actually climbed you'd be able to figure it out i'm sure that weakass noob probably climbs better than ya consider the time that it takes to restack the second rope each pitch as a possible reason as to not trailing it the question to ask is why wasnt she tied into the same rope ... and if not how did she anchor herself ... if all this is even real ...
Whether or not the "weakass noob" climbs stronger than majid or not is irrelevant. An accident happened. A question has been raised. (Perhaps not germaine to the accident, but then again, the father asking "which hand" in A River Runs Through It may or may not be pertinent.) The question (nor answer) has little to do with the asker's ability to crank.
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Jan 11, 2011, 3:27 AM
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im confused. how could this possibly happen? what the hell was the second doing not tied into the rope?
a leader with a trail line in a pack is odd, but i've seen weirder things. not that unusual.
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silascl
Jan 11, 2011, 5:16 AM
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majid_sabet wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: not sure why the leader was carrying it in his pack, but as for the second not taking it, unless the second was going to put it in his pack, I've always been under the impression that the leader takes it in case it becomes snarled somewhere. In other words, the second has a better chance of fixing a CF with it. I dunno, otherwise?, maybe the leader was a stronger climber and it made sense for him to take the second rope? sucks that the dude fell. here's hoping he's OK. more importantly, why did the lead rope go through the second's belay device? Three pitches up and he wasn't tied in? Sounds odd, even if they were untying to switch belays. well, this was a disaster from the beginning and i am trying to figure out why leader was carrying the rope. sure he was stronger and more experience but still, numbers do not add right. Anyways, both ended up ok.
Guy decked from the 3rd pitch and is ok? Sounds like he's doing something right.
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billl7
Jan 11, 2011, 5:39 AM
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majid_sabet wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: not sure why the leader was carrying it in his pack, but as for the second not taking it, unless the second was going to put it in his pack, I've always been under the impression that the leader takes it in case it becomes snarled somewhere. In other words, the second has a better chance of fixing a CF with it. I dunno, otherwise?, maybe the leader was a stronger climber and it made sense for him to take the second rope? sucks that the dude fell. here's hoping he's OK. more importantly, why did the lead rope go through the second's belay device? Three pitches up and he wasn't tied in? Sounds odd, even if they were untying to switch belays. well, this was a disaster from the beginning and i am trying to figure out why leader was carrying the rope. sure he was stronger and more experience but still, numbers do not add right. .
Was the second rope a "single" rope or perhaps a skinny tag line. Plenty of times I've led with the skinny tag line on my back when my second has our water, jackets, and a little extra food.
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Jan 11, 2011, 5:41 AM
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silascl wrote: majid_sabet wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: not sure why the leader was carrying it in his pack, but as for the second not taking it, unless the second was going to put it in his pack, I've always been under the impression that the leader takes it in case it becomes snarled somewhere. In other words, the second has a better chance of fixing a CF with it. I dunno, otherwise?, maybe the leader was a stronger climber and it made sense for him to take the second rope? sucks that the dude fell. here's hoping he's OK. more importantly, why did the lead rope go through the second's belay device? Three pitches up and he wasn't tied in? Sounds odd, even if they were untying to switch belays. well, this was a disaster from the beginning and i am trying to figure out why leader was carrying the rope. sure he was stronger and more experience but still, numbers do not add right. Anyways, both ended up ok. Guy decked from the 3rd pitch and is ok? Sounds like he's doing something right.
He knew to be redundant, so when his n00b belayer dropped him, he allready had a pile of soft n00bs at the base to break his fall. Kinda like headpointing with a crash pad.
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majid_sabet wrote: I am really getting tired of you chasing me around in RC so please stay out of my way before you piss me off. Thanks for your cooperation and move on.
dont like being asked questions mista majid? ... you seem to have no issue telling everyone how stupid they are and how they will die
well tough luck its a free world ... i simply asked the relevant question and provided a possible explanation on the pack
you still havent asked or answered the relevant question ... why wasnt the second tied in properly???
whether the rope is in the leaders pack, the seconds pack or trailing isnt really a relevant issue if the both climbers are tied in properly ... as you would know from climbing you can falll on lead anytime ...
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bearbreeder wrote: you still havent asked or answered the relevant question ... why wasnt the second tied in properly???
My thoughts exactly.
Furthermore if I am carrying a spare rope by preference I'd have my second carry it.
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bearbreeder wrote: if you actually climbed you'd be able to figure it out i'm sure that weakass noob probably climbs better than ya consider the time that it takes to restack the second rope each pitch as a possible reason as to not trailing it the question to ask is why wasnt she tied into the same rope ... and if not how did she anchor herself ... if all this is even real ...
When you trail a rope you don't stack in separately... you stack it right along with the lead rope (at least I do). Takes no extra time.
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vegastradguy wrote: im confused. how could this possibly happen? what the hell was the second doing not tied into the rope? a leader with a trail line in a pack is odd, but i've seen weirder things. not that unusual.
leader took a n00b for a ride and set everything up including fixing all anchors so on the last pitch (3rd) he had to do 7-8 m traverse to the left and then continue upward. At that point, he takes fall and n00b hits the wall ( possibility of some sort of redirect) and she loose it, rope runs thru her hands and burns them pretty bad. When she gain consciousness she was still holding the rope but then she drops it and leader falls another 2m till rope drops to the ground.
Again these were short pitches (18m,20m,20m) and first rope was a 60m and second rope was 50 m.
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majid_sabet
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bearbreeder wrote: majid_sabet wrote: I am really getting tired of you chasing me around in RC so please stay out of my way before you piss me off. Thanks for your cooperation and move on. dont like being asked questions mista majid? ... you seem to have no issue telling everyone how stupid they are and how they will die well tough luck its a free world ... i simply asked the relevant question and provided a possible explanation on the pack you still havent asked or answered the relevant question ... why wasnt the second tied in properly??? whether the rope is in the leaders pack, the seconds pack or trailing isnt really a relevant issue if the both climbers are tied in properly ... as you would know from climbing you can fall on lead anytime ...
show me one post out of 7000+ threads to my name that I called people stupid and they were going to die.
come on, start searching
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billl7 wrote: majid_sabet wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: not sure why the leader was carrying it in his pack, but as for the second not taking it, unless the second was going to put it in his pack, I've always been under the impression that the leader takes it in case it becomes snarled somewhere. In other words, the second has a better chance of fixing a CF with it. I dunno, otherwise?, maybe the leader was a stronger climber and it made sense for him to take the second rope? sucks that the dude fell. here's hoping he's OK. more importantly, why did the lead rope go through the second's belay device? Three pitches up and he wasn't tied in? Sounds odd, even if they were untying to switch belays. well, this was a disaster from the beginning and i am trying to figure out why leader was carrying the rope. sure he was stronger and more experience but still, numbers do not add right. . You said rope so I would guess not but ... Was the second rope a "single" rope or perhaps a skinny tag line. Plenty of times I've led with the skinny tag line on my back when my second has our water, jackets, and a little extra food.
it was 50 m 10.2 mm
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