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rbord
Boulder climber
atlanta
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Nov 10, 2015 - 04:19pm PT
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Oh man I'm really sorry to hear that. My condolences to family and friends.
Be careful which neural pathways we carve in our brains people. There's more than one way to live an authentic life.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Nov 10, 2015 - 05:54pm PT
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A life gone. Loved ones, family and friends grieve. Our love and prayers go out to each one of you. Some of us can identify with your loss and it's beyond hard, beyond difficult. It's the biggest challenge of a lifetime. We are keeping you all in our hearts. lynnie
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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Nov 10, 2015 - 10:06pm PT
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Just had a really difficult few hours with the climbers she was with. They told the whole story, unfortunately Angela simply didn't clip in to the 3rd pitch anchor properly, leaned back, and fell to her death. Really hard to process this, it's just so sad, such a simple mistake, a half second mistake, and it cost her everything.
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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Nov 10, 2015 - 10:08pm PT
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Let the sharing of this knowledge dissipate your pain, KD, and that of the others. Thank you for sharing this deafeningly costly reminder.
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Nov 10, 2015 - 10:40pm PT
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Thank you for the information, karo. I'm sure her partners must be in agony right now. They are in my prayers tonight. Rest in peace.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Nov 11, 2015 - 06:21am PT
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So sorry to hear this. What a sad day. Thank you for sharing details Karodrinker. That must have been difficult to hear first hand what happened with your friends. Stay diligent out there friends.
Scott
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telemon01
Trad climber
Montana
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Nov 11, 2015 - 06:28am PT
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Sad and painful. Loving thoughts for her family and friends.
Marc Venery
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, A sailboat, or some time zone
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Nov 11, 2015 - 08:05am PT
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What profound heartache.
Susan
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Nov 11, 2015 - 09:05am PT
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My most sincere condolence to Angela's friends and family.
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Reeotch
climber
4 Corners Area
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Nov 11, 2015 - 10:01am PT
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Oh no.
Does anyone have a link to a press release or anything? Last name?
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Nov 11, 2015 - 01:02pm PT
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Rest in peace Angela. Rest in Peace.
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WanderlustMD
Trad climber
New England
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Nov 11, 2015 - 04:24pm PT
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Ugh. Very sorry to hear about this.
I didn't know anyone involved, but sometimes things really hit home. So crazy that a life is gone because of one second of inattentiveness. We've all done it.
Be careful out there.
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CCT
Trad climber
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Nov 11, 2015 - 05:29pm PT
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So sorry to hear this!
To share my own story, this almost happened to me once on Z-Tree in Tuolumne. We were setting up an emergency rappel from the second pitch because of a thunderstorm.
My climbing partner was full of verve and ego, but not particularly experienced. I was honestly a little worried that he might make a careless mistake in an attempt to impress me. So, as I set up the rappel, I also checked and double-checked his safety. Things were going well when I randomly glanced down and realized that I was not attached to the anchor. There I was, standing on my tiptoes on a steep slab, with no protection but the bitter end of the rope.
In my efforts to make sure that my partner was safe, I had forgotten all about myself. I gingerly clipped myself in, and calmly finished the business of setting up the rappel. We got down safely, and congratulated ourselves on a job well done.
But after I had a few hours to process, I was hit with a hard case of weak knees. I came close that day - closer than I ever have. I still think about it at almost every belay.
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Nov 11, 2015 - 06:32pm PT
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How tragic and sad. Be careful up there, it's DANGEROUS!
Check, double check, triple check. Always always always.
Condolences to Angela's friends and family.
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Larry Nelson
Social climber
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Nov 11, 2015 - 08:14pm PT
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Damn, such a lovely young lady.
Condolences to all family and friends.
One short moment, one large loss. So sad.
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couchmaster
climber
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Nov 11, 2015 - 09:21pm PT
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quote -"We've all done it."
Indeed. More than once. I remember rapping from the Oasis on the Apron once. We had decided we'd do 2 parties of 2 so that we would have 2 ropes to rap off of. We didn't get an early start, and it's @ 2000 feet of climbing, a full fvalue day much like Snake Dike. As we got up to the Oasis we realized that there was not a single headlamp in the party and the sun was close to the horizon. BUT, if we rushed, we figured that we could get down right after dark. We were zinging so fast. Bam bam bam. Military precision. About the 5th or 6 of the 14 or whatever raps the 4 of us had to do, I jumped off and was totally unclipped. The guy next to me spotted it, grabbed my sh#t and clipped me in. Just a moment and my life would have ended. We were on the ground exactly 45 min by the watch after we started, just as twilight hit.
No words do I have for this young woman's passing, but I feel deeply for her family and friends and wish them well in this terrible time. We all live close to the line in this game, and but a moments hesitation there go I. Sorry to see it occur for one so young and full of life.
Best to all
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Nov 12, 2015 - 04:00am PT
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Check yourself, check twice, check your partner and give your tie-in a good yank. Tie knots in the end of the rope and always carry a headlamp. These things have to become ingrained habits. Been on the brink myself a few times as have my partners. But for the grace of god.
Condolences
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crankster
Trad climber
No. Tahoe
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Nov 12, 2015 - 07:09am PT
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So very sad. What a beautiful young woman. I can't imagine the grief her family and friends are suffering.
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