As a climber I look at that and die a little inside. Shame the guy died when it was totally preventable, but really... what did he expect? Nobody is perfect.
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Guest: Phil (231 days ago)
2) It's not ruining a fine experience. Speed climbing is a sport, which is pretty much separated from trad climbing. 3) It's a choice of his to speed climb, so it's no-one's place to criticise that. If you're into trad climbing, so be it. Some may see that as boring. I see it as exciting but it is a mere matter of opinion.
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Guest: danj (514 days ago)
yeah, sorry but this guy is a class A prat. He worked out his routes slowly before doing it at speed, the routes are fairly easy, but more to the point, he has a horrible ponytail. And yep, he fell and died one day.
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Guest: cardin7 (479 days ago)
Geez. Seriously? You're going to criticise the guy for having a ponytail? Grow up! He worked hard, it's a great achievement, what's the matter with you people?
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Guest: Matt (416 days ago)
That's not true. He died free-falling, where he would leap from the top, with nothing to catch him but his climbing rope and and a series of anchors and pulleys that would stop his 1000 foot jump a mere 150 feet from the bottom. He was a bigger idiot than the ponytail would suggest. And he wasn't a great climber, either. He switched to free-falling after some french guys walked through a route (in one easy pass) that took him 50 attempts to set.
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Guest: Phil (231 days ago)
The ropes that were holding him when he was free falling rubbed together and melted (nylon) so it was a rather messy end. It makes no difference if he worked out the routes before hand, or anything like that. 1) A 400+ ft free climb in under 4.5 minutes is a huge achievement in itself.
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Guest: W4rCh1ld (250 days ago)
Whether he did it fast, slowly, backwards or upside down, it's still too much for me to do. He has more guts than I ever plan to find out about myself!
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