|
andy_lemon
Apr 20, 2003, 7:56 PM
Post #1 of 30
(10165 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Sep 7, 2001
Posts: 3335
|
I found this on ebaumsworld.com, my computer is too dang slow, please tell me if this is worth the click.
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/rockfall.html
|
|
|
|
|
gymclimbfreak
Apr 20, 2003, 8:02 PM
Post #2 of 30
(10165 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Dec 2, 2002
Posts: 124
|
Yeah it's not worth it. I downloaded it a while ago thinkign that it'd bea cool climbing clip.. it wasn't.. it totally sucks!
|
|
|
|
|
interruptor
Apr 20, 2003, 9:12 PM
Post #3 of 30
(10165 views)
Shortcut
Registered: May 21, 2002
Posts: 189
|
This was the only climbing video i found on kazaa... (later i foun one of chris sharma and a really bad one of realizacion...
They're not even climbing!...
(the only cool thing about it is that i was in the neibourghhood at that time!)
|
|
|
|
|
climberpunk
Apr 20, 2003, 9:58 PM
Post #4 of 30
(10165 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Jan 22, 2003
Posts: 171
|
thats rediculously sick....[i mean that in a bad way, as in twisted]
|
|
|
|
|
gymclimbfreak
Apr 20, 2003, 10:04 PM
Post #5 of 30
(10165 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Dec 2, 2002
Posts: 124
|
well more about htis video... they didn't die, i believe the worst thing that happend was a couple broken bones. but it is a sick video.
|
|
|
|
|
andy_lemon
Apr 20, 2003, 10:11 PM
Post #6 of 30
(10165 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Sep 7, 2001
Posts: 3335
|
Sorry guys, I saw the link and knew it would take me quit a while to download on my dial-up. Just wondering if it was worth the click. Thanks.
|
|
|
|
|
interruptor
Apr 20, 2003, 11:00 PM
Post #7 of 30
(10165 views)
Shortcut
Registered: May 21, 2002
Posts: 189
|
Well, i don't really think a climbing fall is cool!...
And yes, they didn't die, but i bet they broke SEVERAL couple of bones!
They were not climbing, they were fireman in a rescue training.
(Esto es de puta madre! Ai!) :shock:
|
|
|
|
|
weaselman
Apr 21, 2003, 12:59 AM
Post #8 of 30
(10165 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Feb 17, 2003
Posts: 294
|
that makes me sick to my stomach just watching it. those poor guys!
|
|
|
|
|
pinktricam
Apr 26, 2003, 12:47 PM
Post #9 of 30
(10165 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Jan 8, 2003
Posts: 7947
|
I had to look for myself...I wish I hadn't.
:x Extreeeemely sick, man!
E
|
|
|
|
|
voethoek
Apr 27, 2003, 6:10 PM
Post #10 of 30
(10165 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Apr 27, 2003
Posts: 5
|
i agree...this is not a joke....
poopdigging?
now this is :)
|
|
|
|
|
newtons_law
Apr 27, 2003, 6:16 PM
Post #11 of 30
(10165 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Apr 19, 2002
Posts: 93
|
Sick.. just sick... do people really want to watch that kind of thing???
|
|
|
|
|
voethoek
Apr 27, 2003, 6:18 PM
Post #12 of 30
(10165 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Apr 27, 2003
Posts: 5
|
:evil: you wont believe what people watch on the internet.. :evil:
|
|
|
|
|
bonesz
Apr 27, 2003, 6:38 PM
Post #13 of 30
(10165 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Aug 16, 2002
Posts: 284
|
Did you notice what infact saved thier lives ?? HELMETS !
Safety first, no matter how dumb, or un-cool you think you look ! Vanity has no place at the crags, it's not a fasion show, you're there to climb.
Let this be a lesson to all you who think it couldn't happen to you.
Climb safe to climb another day !
|
|
|
|
|
rhu
Apr 29, 2003, 4:07 PM
Post #14 of 30
(10165 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Apr 15, 2003
Posts: 242
|
:shock:
|
|
|
|
|
fireclimber
Apr 29, 2003, 4:40 PM
Post #15 of 30
(10165 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Dec 3, 2001
Posts: 186
|
It was disturbing, I have seen it before. Only positive thing is that it should humble you a little bit and stay in the back of your mind to make you a safer climber.
|
|
|
|
|
snowgage
Apr 29, 2003, 4:43 PM
Post #16 of 30
(10165 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Jul 26, 2002
Posts: 17
|
"Sorprendendamente los dos sobrevivo"
Suprising both lived
|
|
|
|
|
tucsonalex
Apr 29, 2003, 5:19 PM
Post #17 of 30
(10165 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Dec 11, 2002
Posts: 1689
|
That's what they call "extreme video"? That is just wrong. I really hope no one gets a kick out of watching stuff like that. I watched a friend of mine fall 80 feet while rapelling. No one should ever have to witness something like that.
|
|
|
|
|
jd
May 2, 2003, 5:56 AM
Post #18 of 30
(10165 views)
Shortcut
Registered: May 2, 2003
Posts: 3
|
Yeah, I have seen this before. It's horrible. But I do remember hearing that they survived.
Does anybody know what caused this????
|
|
|
|
|
psych
May 2, 2003, 6:43 AM
Post #19 of 30
(10165 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Jan 30, 2002
Posts: 416
|
Wow, I mean it's not cool, and REALLY sucked for those guys, but...come on...isn't everyone desensitized to this type of thing by now? Maybe it's just me...too much bugs bunny in my childhood likely. It does give a pretty message about safety though.
For a crash course in desensitization, visit www.rotten.com, but no eating before going there, ok?
|
|
|
|
|
deadpointman
May 2, 2003, 8:12 AM
Post #20 of 30
(10165 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Apr 20, 2003
Posts: 176
|
Indeed, two firefighters performing a simulated rescue fell 70 meters and both suffered multiple fractures. Well gosh darnit, I knew taking four years of Spanish would come in handy someday! Seriously, though, that is some pretty grizzly footage to watch. As an aspiring doctor, I was abolutely amazed to actually see what terrible s**t the human body can be subjected to with the person whose body it is living to tell the tale. Remarkable. But if you are the sort of person who get's squeamish at the sight of people being injured, do yourself a favor and don't watch the video. I really wish climbXmedia were around so we didn't have to wander the net, only to find videos that aren't worth the time it takes to watch 'em.
|
|
|
|
|
howitzer
May 2, 2003, 12:11 PM
Post #21 of 30
(10165 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Mar 5, 2002
Posts: 2511
|
This was posted on RC.com a while back as well, but under a much better premise that was 'don't watch this unless you want to see a severe accident and bodies flailing with lots of broken bones'. But for some who do things like rescue, EMT, paramedic etc. it is grizzly but at the same time hauntingly interesting.
And yes, it was a rescue attempt where the either the cable attached to the helo or the attachment to their harnesses failed and dropped both men, so it's not a climbing accident but a simul rescue accident. I often wonder how they are doing these days and if either were ever able to walk again - from the looks of it at least one of their necks were broken.
|
|
|
|
|
peirreleclimb
May 6, 2003, 6:42 PM
Post #22 of 30
(10165 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Mar 8, 2002
Posts: 4
|
That was disturbing. those should have warnings on them to prevent people who don't want to watch such horrible accidents
lets hope we all learn from this so their pain is not in vain
|
|
|
|
|
gthornberg
May 12, 2003, 6:03 PM
Post #23 of 30
(10165 views)
Shortcut
Registered: May 7, 2003
Posts: 106
|
I have personally seen 1 fatal and 2 serious accidents in my 20 years of climbing. In all three situations the climbers were new to the sport. These accidents occurred because they were unroped or runout when they fell.
In retrospect, I have seen my safety behaviors improve, making me slower and more methodical. I didn’t enjoy seeing this video, but a great lesson can be learned when we truly take in the failures of others—often we do not change the way we do things until the consequences affect us personally or emotionally.
I hope this makes you a safer climber.
Regards,
Greg
greg@claimtraq.com
|
|
|
|
|
rmleon
Oct 14, 2005, 11:26 AM
Post #24 of 30
(10165 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Oct 14, 2005
Posts: 11
|
I found the story:
http://www.apythel.org/exterior/accid/accid240999.htm
It says that the pilot cut the cable because the helicopter was having problems due to strong wind. The pilot did not know that the two guys were hanging from the cable. It says that he did not see the signal.
So, the accident was after all a miscommunication accident.
It says that one of them suffered only some fractures (included a hip fracture), the other one had a punctured lung and head trauma but he was stable.
The same pilot that cut the cable went to the rescue after switching to a "med-equipped helicopter" (however it does not says whether the same pilot lifted them again or not).
The zone is called "Tuc de Crabes".
I guess that the pilot thought that they were still anchored to the ground and that unless he cut the cable he will pull the anchor from the wall which would have caused an accident.
|
|
|
|
|
rocloco
Oct 14, 2005, 3:49 PM
Post #25 of 30
(9689 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Aug 18, 2004
Posts: 152
|
So don't accept chopper rescues from Spanish speakers??
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
