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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jun 22, 2010 - 02:35pm PT
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Just saw that a climber fell 80 ft to his death on the Yellow Spur in Eldo.
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_15345623
Bad news, my heart goes out to his family and friends!
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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Jun 22, 2010 - 03:16pm PT
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Speculation over on mountainproject.com is saying he had two pieces pop and the rope "broke". Likely cut on something, but who knows. All speculation for now. A guy who seemed to be there said the rope was severed about three feet from his harness.
Condolences to family and friends.
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climbrunride
Sport climber
Purgatory
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Jun 22, 2010 - 03:17pm PT
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SH#T! This sucks.
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John Mac
Trad climber
Littleton, CO
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Jun 22, 2010 - 03:24pm PT
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From an eye witness reported over on mountainproject, the rope broke about 3 feet before the harness.
Very sad and tragic to hear this today. Seems to be another summer with a run of accidents at Eldo.
Deepest sympathy and condolences to familes and friends..
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flakyfoont
Trad climber
carsoncity nv
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Jun 22, 2010 - 03:39pm PT
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RIP to the climber,
and condolences to the families involved.
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powrslave
Sport climber
Denver
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Jun 22, 2010 - 04:42pm PT
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The rope broke three feet from the harness? Two pieces popped out and the rope broke?
I hate hearing about these kinds of accidents through media reports. They fail to give any kind of details. Who, what, when, where. They have it all covered except, regarding climbing stories, the what is really lacking.
Coverage like this causes the average, uninitiated reader/viewer to see climbing as a more dangerous sport than it really is.
First of all, it is incredibly rare that a rope would break. Even if said rope is not sharp edge rated. Secondly, tow pieces pulled out...there is noway to even begin to speculate what the actual cause is. Usually it is human error of some kind and I do not say that in a condescending way. I have only heard of one case in my life of a rope breaking and it was an oil contaminated rope in a gym setting. No doubt the UIAA will get their hands on this rope and do some lab analysis to see why it failed, if it really did, in fact, fail.
Condolences abound to the family btw. I didn't know the climber that fell.
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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Jun 22, 2010 - 04:54pm PT
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Ouch. My thoughts and condolences go out to him, his family and friends. Let's all climb safe out there...
Mal
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Anastasia
climber
hanging from a crimp and crying for my mama.
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Jun 22, 2010 - 05:03pm PT
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Condolences.
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Jun 22, 2010 - 05:06pm PT
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Very very sorry to hear this.
It's tough when one bad thing happens, but four in a row?
(fall, piece, piece, rope) wow.
This is a description of P1 from MP.
P1 direct-Scramble onto it and arrive shortly at some caked-on chalk and pin scars below a break in a long roof band. This was Kors original start; it is 5.10 and protects with tricky small stopper placements.
Does that sound right, and where this occured?
or:
P1 standard-a much easier start ascends a short dihedral 20 ft. to the right. Cut back left, then climb further up huge holds over the exciting roof, and head right to a tree belay-5.9 (about 30 ft. of elevation gain).
Some of the comments below that news story are from some real fools.
My condolences to the climber's friends and family.
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TripL7
Trad climber
san diego
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Jun 22, 2010 - 05:19pm PT
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I am really sorry to here of this, peace and prayers going out to his loved one's.
Please be X-tra careful this summer everyone!
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Jun 22, 2010 - 05:22pm PT
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News like this is always terrible. Condolences to the climber's family and friends. :(
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Dick Danger
Trad climber
Lakewood, Colorado
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Jun 22, 2010 - 05:23pm PT
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Very sad news. Condolences to his family and friends. May he RIP.
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troutboy
Trad climber
Newark, DE
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Jun 22, 2010 - 05:38pm PT
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First: Condolences to family and friends of the deceased.
Second:
I have only heard of one case in my life of a rope breaking and it was an oil contaminated rope in a gym setting.
There are documented cases of ropes breaking due to loading over a "sharp" edge, including one last year at Seneca Rocks, WV.
TS
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Dirka
Trad climber
SF
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Jun 22, 2010 - 06:21pm PT
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Blessings to the family
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Jun 22, 2010 - 06:59pm PT
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A name has been released. From the Denver Post:
"The climber, identified as 39-year-old Joseph M. Miller Jr. of Lafayette" Co...
Very sad.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Jun 22, 2010 - 07:02pm PT
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Man, I can't imagine. Death is the ultimate finality. When it happens there is no more time spent on this planet......with yourself or loved ones or friends or anyone or thing.
I care about the mechanical details of what happened because they may save a life. But even more I care about the people who are alive that will suffer the loss of the one they so loved and cared about.
Loved Ones, Family, Friends.....we care. We support you totally in your time of pain and grief. If anyone of us here on this forum can be of any help at all in any way....Please let us know. Tears, Prayers and Love...lynne
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Jun 22, 2010 - 07:10pm PT
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Rest in peace, bro...may God bless you and yours.
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cowpoke
climber
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Jun 22, 2010 - 07:31pm PT
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very sad.
sincere condolences to his family and his friends.
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noshoesnoshirt
climber
Arkansas, I suppose
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Jun 22, 2010 - 07:37pm PT
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RIP.
See you there brother.
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wbw
climber
'cross the great divide
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Jun 22, 2010 - 11:18pm PT
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I'm very sorry to hear about this.
Did the Yellow Spur just a couple weekends ago for the 8th or 10th time. It takes some strategy to manage a single cord on that second pitch. It first climbs way left of the belay, and then passes a little funky Eldo bulge/overhang going slowly back right, with some slippery holds in a steep corner. I can't figure out how the cord would fail 3 feet from the harness on a fall that apparently loaded the system after about forty feet, unless the rope went over the edge somehow at that overhang.
That's not the only pitch on the route that gives pause every time I do it.
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