Diggler - Apr 13, 2007 3:24 pm - Hasn't voted
you must really trust your belayer...to have them take a photo of you whilst dangling on a no-foothold move (& only 1 piece of pro' between you & the ground)!
BERGFURHER - Apr 16, 2007 12:29 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: you must really trust your belayerYes do. He is my nephew, now living in Colorado climbing 5.12 trad and truly experiancing his freedom in the mountains.
I taught him how to climb at the Gunks when he was 14. He is safe and prudent.
Thanks
Diggler - Apr 16, 2007 5:10 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: you must really trust your belayerI took a fall at Smith a few years ago. My girlfriend at the time was belaying me from below (1st pitch). My closest piece of pro' (a well-placed nut) blew as I came down; my next piece held, but since we hadn't anchored her, she came up as I fell. I ended up hitting the ground. Luckily my first piece absorbed a good amount of energy before it gave, so when I finally landed there wasn't much force in the fall. The obvious mistake was not anchoring her (she was much smaller than I). Her lead level was irrespective; as a belayer, that doesn't change the physics of a potential fall whatsoever. Colorado is a great place.
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