Yosemite rock climber slices off thumb in fall

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Yosemite rock climber slices off thumb in fall

by Mark Doiron » Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:30 am

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Re: Yosemite rock climber slices off thumb in fall

by mrchad9 » Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:18 pm

Well that is a good ending. Would be a shame if the thing fell 1000 feet down into the woods.
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Re: Yosemite rock climber slices off thumb in fall

by fatdad » Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:09 pm

Since the article says they were near the summit, it would have fallen 3,000 ft. into the talus. Imagine finding that on the ground.
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Re: Yosemite rock climber slices off thumb in fall

by jspeigl » Sat Oct 01, 2011 2:11 am

Well documented here:
http://www.elcapreport.com/content/special-edition-elcap-rescue-92611
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