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majid_sabet

Jun 26, 2012, 5:10 PM
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A climber died after plummeting from a cliff into the sea and drowning under the weight of his heavy climbing gear, according to reports.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/...ng-weight-ropes.html

marc801

Jun 26, 2012, 5:53 PM
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majid_sabet wrote:

A climber died after plummeting from a cliff into the sea and drowning under the weight of his heavy climbing gear, according to reports.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/...ng-weight-ropes.html

That may well be the worst press account of a climbing accident I've ever read.

majid_sabet

Jun 26, 2012, 6:52 PM
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Now I wonder if its worth clipping the lead rope with a auto locking carabiner for easy disconnect in deep water climbing.

jakedatc

Jun 26, 2012, 9:24 PM
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the hell?.... if you're deep water soloing then you don't have gear... if you have gear then you aren't dws... the whole thing makes no sense at all..

KeithGlaze

Jun 28, 2012, 8:42 PM
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I dont understand thats somebody definately living on the edge.

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ninepointeight

Jun 29, 2012, 1:32 PM
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KeithGlaze wrote:

I dont understand thats somebody definately living on the edge.

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Hes not living at all. He's dead.

Great first post.

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