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USnavy
Feb 19, 2012, 8:53 AM
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Thats what happens when you try to TR a long overhanging route. Thats why she should have been leading it not climbing it.
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sungam
Feb 19, 2012, 9:14 AM
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That was hilarious.
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bill413
Feb 19, 2012, 7:36 PM
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So the crux is trying to pass one rope through the other?
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jamesnater
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lol that was at Vertical World in Seattle.
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shockabuku
Feb 19, 2012, 11:56 PM
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What's dicked up is that the belayer and spectator saw that shit coming and just let it happen.
And you can TR it, you just need to do it on the other end of the rope and unclip as you go.
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Gmburns2000
Feb 20, 2012, 1:47 AM
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unbelievably stupid.
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bill413
Feb 20, 2012, 3:40 PM
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Gmburns2000 wrote: unbelievably stupid.
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FriscoWilderness
Feb 20, 2012, 3:48 PM
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I would pay money to see the last 30 seconds of that clip!!
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lena_chita
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shockabuku wrote: What's dicked up is that the belayer and spectator saw that shit coming and just let it happen. And you can TR it, you just need to do it on the other end of the rope and unclip as you go.
What makes you think that the belayer actually SAW this coming? He could have been just as clueless as the climber.
Not so sure about the guy who walks up in the middle of it. If it were you walking up to it while the climber already started, what would you do?
It didn't look like she had anything on her harness that would enable her to go in direct.
Tell her to grab a draw on the wall and clip into it? NO, she is likely to screw that up and fall.
Tell her to down-climb? No, because if she falls while downclimbing, the swing would be even worse.
Pretty much the only thing you can do, if you are a spectator who walked in on such stupidity midway would be to hold your breath and hope she climbs high enough before she falls off... maybe yell to the climber to be careful and not fall until she is above a certain spot, that's about it... or am I missing something?
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FriscoWilderness
Feb 20, 2012, 3:56 PM
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That is correct. They only person in that clip that did the right thing was the one that asked are you O.K.
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shockabuku
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lena_chita wrote: shockabuku wrote: What's dicked up is that the belayer and spectator saw that shit coming and just let it happen. And you can TR it, you just need to do it on the other end of the rope and unclip as you go. What makes you think that the belayer actually SAW this coming? He could have been just as clueless as the climber. Not so sure about the guy who walks up in the middle of it. If it were you walking up to it while the climber already started, what would you do? It didn't look like she had anything on her harness that would enable her to go in direct. Tell her to grab a draw on the wall and clip into it? NO, she is likely to screw that up and fall. Tell her to down-climb? No, because if she falls while downclimbing, the swing would be even worse. Pretty much the only thing you can do, if you are a spectator who walked in on such stupidity midway would be to hold your breath and hope she climbs high enough before she falls off... maybe yell to the climber to be careful and not fall until she is above a certain spot, that's about it... or am I missing something?
It appeared to me that he was getting out of the way of something. I only saw one thing to get out of the way of.
And given a choice between swinging into the padded floor and crashing into a table I'd take the floor. And maybe I'd try to spot the swing if I walked up on it.
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jakedatc
Feb 20, 2012, 5:26 PM
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FriscoWilderness wrote: That is correct. They only person in that clip that did the right thing was the one that asked are you O.K.
Except i think she was asking someone else if they were ok.. i thought i heard "Eric"
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lena_chita
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shockabuku wrote: lena_chita wrote: shockabuku wrote: What's dicked up is that the belayer and spectator saw that shit coming and just let it happen. And you can TR it, you just need to do it on the other end of the rope and unclip as you go. What makes you think that the belayer actually SAW this coming? He could have been just as clueless as the climber. Not so sure about the guy who walks up in the middle of it. If it were you walking up to it while the climber already started, what would you do? It didn't look like she had anything on her harness that would enable her to go in direct. Tell her to grab a draw on the wall and clip into it? NO, she is likely to screw that up and fall. Tell her to down-climb? No, because if she falls while downclimbing, the swing would be even worse. Pretty much the only thing you can do, if you are a spectator who walked in on such stupidity midway would be to hold your breath and hope she climbs high enough before she falls off... maybe yell to the climber to be careful and not fall until she is above a certain spot, that's about it... or am I missing something? It appeared to me that he was getting out of the way of something. I only saw one thing to get out of the way of. And given a choice between swinging into the padded floor and crashing into a table I'd take the floor. And maybe I'd try to spot the swing if I walked up on it.
It looked to me like the spectator guy was trying to tell the belayer something ,and not simply getting out of the way of the wrecking ball, but I might be wrong.
LOL, if it were me, I definitely would not be trying to spot that lady, as she outweighs me by 60-80 pounds, charitably estimated.
If there was a crash pad nearby, I might have thrown it over the table, but at the same time, I'm not sure I would have been able to analyze the situation that fast.
You are right, maybe telling her to down-climb might have been a good choice.
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shockabuku
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lena_chita wrote: LOL, if it were me, I definitely would not be trying to spot that lady, as she outweighs me by 60-80 pounds, charitably estimated.
Yeah, she hits hard!
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Feb 20, 2012, 7:40 PM
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I know i shouldnt laugh, but damn, i have to  …
Does that wall get much steeper further up? If it would continue at that angle, she shouldnt have swung so far.
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jakedatc
Feb 20, 2012, 8:27 PM
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looks like it has a steeper roof at the top of it where the green tank top girl is heading.
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camhead
Feb 20, 2012, 8:29 PM
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that was awesome. A similar thing happened at a commercial gym that I used to go to, except that the person who fell was the manager of the gym, and he pendulum-plowed through a group of like a dozen birthday kids. Nobody was hurt, and amazingly no lawsuits occured.
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irregularpanda
Feb 20, 2012, 8:32 PM
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camhead wrote: that was awesome. A similar thing happened at a commercial gym that I used to go to, except that the person who fell was the manager of the gym, and he pendulum-plowed through a group of like a dozen birthday kids. Nobody was hurt, and amazingly no lawsuits occured.
I am a firm believer that stupid SHOULD hurt.
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sbaclimber
Feb 20, 2012, 8:47 PM
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At least he landed squarely on the mat spotter. 
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shockabuku
Feb 20, 2012, 11:22 PM
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Holy crap!
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Bats
Feb 21, 2012, 12:45 AM
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Lena_Chita...
You nailed it on the head. The anchors were not for this climb. Way too much slack on the climber, even though his side was taunt the climber side had too much slack. That girl flew into that desk. Ouch! My question who is Eric?
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FriscoWilderness
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Well there is just no excuse for that.
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