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Death of bright young climber in France

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rging · · Salt Lake City, Ut · Joined Jul 2011 · Points: 210

One of the sadder accidents of late.

tragic accident

Tyson Anderson · · SLC, UT · Joined May 2007 · Points: 126

Wouldn't call it equipment failure but yes...very sad.

csproul · · Pittsboro...sort of, NC · Joined Dec 2009 · Points: 330

Agreed. This is not an equipment failure. Sad, none-the-less.

rogerbenton · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2011 · Points: 210

Damn.

Condolences tot he kids family, and to the guy who handed him the draws. He must be pretty messed up.

Merlin · · Grand Junction · Joined Mar 2006 · Points: 10

Condolences to the family. This kid had a bright and amazing future.

Jon H · · PC, UT · Joined Nov 2009 · Points: 118

Rging - please change your title.

Forget the fact that it's sensationalist- it's just plain wrong.

slim · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2004 · Points: 1,093

this is a really sad event, for everybody involved.

rging · · Salt Lake City, Ut · Joined Jul 2011 · Points: 210
Buff Johnson · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2005 · Points: 1,145

Note that the "correct assembly" pic in the Grimper article is not entirely correct.

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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