Why seacliff climbing is dicey

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HighTraverse

Trad climber
Bay Area
Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 7, 2011 - 09:06pm PT
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/oct/07/massive-cornwall-rockfall-on-video
yosemite 5.9

climber
santa cruz
Oct 7, 2011 - 09:10pm PT
pretty massive!
Hilt

Social climber
Utah
Oct 7, 2011 - 09:18pm PT
All I can think of is how Micheal Reardon died and that's that. I don't like sea cliffs. The ocean is a moody and unforgiving mistress that likes to take advantage on those who think they are safe.
Mighty Hiker

climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Oct 7, 2011 - 09:20pm PT
Wow! That's amazing.
labrat

Trad climber
Nevada City, CA
Oct 7, 2011 - 09:21pm PT
Nice!
Hilt

Social climber
Utah
Oct 7, 2011 - 09:24pm PT
Malibu? ;)
Mungeclimber

Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
Oct 7, 2011 - 09:34pm PT
camera person is way too close to this side's edge...

;)
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Oct 7, 2011 - 11:20pm PT
That's why it's called the Cornwall, right?
S.Leeper

Sport climber
Pflugerville, Texas
Oct 7, 2011 - 11:22pm PT
hollllllllllleeeeeeeeeyyy shiiiiiiiitt

tfpu
SCseagoat

Trad climber
Santa Cruz
Oct 7, 2011 - 11:43pm PT
Oh my. Susan
HighTraverse

Trad climber
Bay Area
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 8, 2011 - 12:39pm PT
I might stay a bit further back next time I'm on a bluff overlooking the CA coast. If you look closely at the start of the vid, there are warning sloughs of rock and I think some faint grumbles.

As my English Father would have said: "Crikey" (long i pronunciation)
Reeotch

Trad climber
Kayenta, AZ
Oct 8, 2011 - 01:34pm PT
Fricking rad!

Did you have any indication that this was going to happen, or was it just pure luck?
ydpl8s

Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
Oct 8, 2011 - 01:43pm PT
Holy Sh*%!, that's a video for geomorphology class, masS wasting at it's best.
go-B

climber
Sozo
Oct 8, 2011 - 01:47pm PT
By Crum!
duncan

climber
London, UK
Oct 9, 2011 - 06:38am PT
Hell's Mouth is "...popular with the suicidal...".

There are a couple of routes there, proof that Brits. are so desperate for climbable rock that they will tackle almost anything. No idea if they have been affected by the collapse.
Spider Savage

Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
Oct 9, 2011 - 10:33am PT
Holy Sh*%!, that's a video for geomorphology class, masS wasting at it's best.

Geologist porn.
Klimmer

Mountain climber
San Diego
Oct 9, 2011 - 10:39am PT
Heard at the top of the climb . . .

"Off Belay!"

"Uh, oh rock."

"OOOOOoooooooppppppppsssssiiiieeeeee."

"Mybad?"




















(Lol)
Rhodo-Router

Gym climber
the f#%*!n couch.
Oct 9, 2011 - 11:48am PT
Holy F#*%€'n Shit!
cleo

Social climber
Berkeley, CA
Oct 9, 2011 - 11:59am PT
Oh, that's very cool, thanks for sharing!

-Val

(justifying procrastination time on ST)
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