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2019-11-29 -Obits-

Record breaking climber Brad Gobright, 31, dies after plummeting 600ft down mountain in Mexico when he failed to tie a knot in the end of his rope to stop him sliding off

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-11-29 03:21|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 The rope is rigged to an anchor, and each climber acts as a counterweight to the other.

Physics was never my strong suit, but could someone please explain this descent technique ?

Posted by Besoeker 2019-11-29 03:31|| 2019-11-29 03:31|| Front Page Top

#2 A central piton is hammered deep into the rock crevices. This secures an anchor, a simple device which may have a pulley wheel or just a hook with rope going through it. Two can descend on either side now, sure that even if one guy slips, he'll just swing on the central point. The other guy will not feel more than a tug, and that too toward the piton itself.

You can't see it here but these guys are connected to a central pulley type anchor, so if one slips, the other only feels the tug upward. If both fools slip, they just swing from the thingy until they find their footing again.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-11-29 04:00|| 2019-11-29 04:00|| Front Page Top

#3 It's a form of flying. Pre-flight checklists are essential.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-11-29 04:07|| 2019-11-29 04:07|| Front Page Top

#4 Two guys carry out an inherently dangerous activity and fail to take all necessary precautions. The odds finally caught up with Gobright.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2019-11-29 15:50|| 2019-11-29 15:50|| Front Page Top

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