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Leggs
Sport climber
Tucson, AZ
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Oh dear... this is terrible terrible news...
~Lifting up this talented young man all the way from the desert ... positive energy... positive vibes sent out into the universe for a positive outcome.
~peace
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monolith
climber
SF bay area
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From the comments section:
In a rough translation from the french website– it says that they had recently purchased new quickdraws, and that a young girl friend of the climber had improperly attached the carabiners to the dogbone, i.e. had attached the biner only to the plastic ‘anti-flip’ piece instead of the actual dogbone.
8 of the 12 draws that the climber was on before the fall were mounted that way….
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Damn. Wish the lil guy the best.
Damn
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Heard about this recently, broke my heart. Fight hard buddy! You gotta heal up and come to California, our weather is great and the bugs are almost gone :)
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Leggs
Sport climber
Tucson, AZ
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Positive Vibe Bump
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10b4me
climber
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condolences to the family
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Leggs
Sport climber
Tucson, AZ
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What a tremendous loss... I cannot help but think of his parents... and their heartache ... it's heartbreaking... utterly heartbreaking.
Blessings to all... And remember to tell the ones who need to know... I and Love and You.
Edit:
HOWEVER, there is definitely fault here, and it is the climbers', predominantly. With all due respect Ken... I don't think now is the time.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Sad news. My sympathy to all involved.
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Makes me sick, heavy hearted with the thought of another great climber that passed this day 4 years ago and I read this. Tragic. Having gone through this before I agree with Leggs, discretion should be used in our comments as family and friends have a hard enough time dealing without reading what they might view as negativity.
Peace
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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This is sad, on top of sad.
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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So sad to read this story. My heart aches for the family and friends of that talented young man.
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Leggs
Sport climber
Tucson, AZ
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Having gone through this before I agree with Leggs, discretion should be used in our comments as family and friends have a hard enough time dealing without reading what they might view as negativity.
My thoughts exactly, Ron... thank you.
With a very heavy heart as a sport climber and the tears of a mother, I offer sincere condolences to the family.
~peace
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Crackslayer
Trad climber
Eldo
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OMG this is awful. She threaded the biner through the plastic, seriously? A new low in terms of a preventable accident. Condolences to the family.
Hope the little guy is crushing it wherever he is now.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Very sad and I agree with Leggs, now is not the time to tear apart what, why, where and all those parameters. Out of respect for Tito and his family, start another topic for that aspect and go to it.
RIP young lad.
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Terrible... absolutely terrible. Let's try to keep the discussion cool here. Someone lost their boy.
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pc
climber
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Very sad to hear. Accidents happen and are painful and tragic. Warm thoughts to all...
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Port
Trad climber
San Diego
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WTF, this is terrible.
Probably the worst accident in the history of sport climbing.
I'd have to agree.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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So sad...
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