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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
the crowd MUST BE MOCKED...Mocked I tell you.
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Feb 25, 2013 - 12:52pm PT
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holy sheep shit
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Feb 25, 2013 - 12:59pm PT
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Every ice climber's nightmare.
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bluegreyguy
climber
sf, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 25, 2013 - 01:00pm PT
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reminds me about some well-known ice climber (wilford?) surviving a similar fall when the pillar hit the deep frozen creek below, providing a cushion of displaced water to break the fall
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Feb 25, 2013 - 01:03pm PT
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Holy crap!
I think Alex Lowe had a similar incident at least once.
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Colombia, South America
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Feb 25, 2013 - 01:14pm PT
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pretty much says all there is to say about ice climbing, lol
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Roxy
Trad climber
CA Central Coast
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Feb 25, 2013 - 01:32pm PT
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Scary stuff right there...
Where's the rest of the footage?
Is the climber okay after that?
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mechrist
Gym climber
South of Heaven
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Feb 25, 2013 - 01:52pm PT
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I wish the photog wouldn't have dropped the camera.
Ice climbing is neither.
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labrat
Trad climber
Auburn, CA
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Feb 25, 2013 - 02:01pm PT
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wow....
more info please
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sharperblue
Mountain climber
oakland, california
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Feb 25, 2013 - 02:08pm PT
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hope that's not real; he looks 50 vertical feet off the deck at least, which would seem pretty unusual to be that high w/o any screws at all on wi4+. didn't guy lacelle die when the column he was on collapse, or was that someone else?
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Dirka
Trad climber
Hustle City
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Feb 25, 2013 - 02:18pm PT
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Good luck sir!
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wbw
Trad climber
'cross the great divide
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Feb 25, 2013 - 02:58pm PT
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which would seem pretty unusual to be that high w/o any screws at all on wi4+
For a free hanging pillar, it is often more safe to not place screws until one has climbed past the point where the pillar connects to rock. The risk is that the pillar will collapse. The fact that he didn't have any pro in may be what saved him as he was not attached to the beast when it fell.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
bouldering
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Feb 25, 2013 - 03:40pm PT
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Video should be traceable as the image sports the UIAA watermark. I couldn't find it tho. The GIF could be a hoax. [Click to View YouTube Video]
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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Feb 25, 2013 - 06:04pm PT
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That's why hooking is sooooo much better if you can. Also 3/8" is bomber. Any deeper and you are burning up your arms unsticking your tools. Looks like that guy was over amping and hacking at the ice.
WOW! I'd share this but I don't want any of my partners seeing this cause it may just freak them out to the point that they won't climb ice any more.
Plaid
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose, ca
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Feb 25, 2013 - 06:09pm PT
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gnarly!!! I'll stick to rock...
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labrat
Trad climber
Auburn, CA
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Feb 25, 2013 - 06:19pm PT
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Belayer?
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