Did she get the FA? Parachute crack in Moab

Yoda Jedi Knightwrote:

@John RB:  A good reminder to freshen up those self-rescue skills. Adding friction to a rappel should be something that everyone knows how to do.

https://www.alpinesavvy.com/blog/adding-friction-to-a-rappel

On my first yosemite wall I rappeled a single 8.8mm using a tuber with an 80 lb haul bag on my back.  Flipped upside immediately and I could barely hold the cord.  No prussik, no knot in the end.  I'm lucky I survived that first year...

Lots of details on the rescue here:

https://www.climbing.com/news/utah-climber-rescues-base-jumper/

https://www.climbing.com/news/utah-climber-rescues-base-jumper/

This is good article thanks for the link. Really impressive , thoughtful and brave  actions by River Berry. 

But route itself does not looks  good in term of climbing, and it was not clear the state of the victim above:

 “The crack was fists to fours, and then it was all chossy and awful, and then it got so wide I didn’t have any gear for it.” Still, she kept going, fighting through off-width sections and a narrow squeeze chimney toward a thinner crack at the top.

Meanwhile, blood continued to drip down the wall, spattering the sandstone and Beitler alike. For the first half of the climb, Barry wasn’t even sure if the victim was alive. It wasn’t until she was about 40 feet off the deck that she saw he was breathing. But it was too soon for any sense of relief.

“Handholds were popping off left and right. It was so sandy, and the gear was scary—it was hard to tell what was real rock and what was a flake,” Barry says.

And from the article I understood that she did FA, but not FFA

As for Barry? She’s still getting a lot of attention after the rescue—including questions about what she hopes to name the 80-foot route she put up in the process. (She hopes to return to free the line sometime soon.)

So there’s still time to snag the FFA?

Incredible save.  Kudos!

Wow! So cool reading about all your input! Also, I appreciate all the kind words being shared :) A lot of you have questions, I've been posting details on my instagram : riverflowsfree

A couple podcasts will be coming out also with details, i'll be posting on my instagram about those also.

As for the FA, yes this crack was my first FA! The basejumper and I just agreed on the name "Lifeline". I will be returning to the crack this month to clean it and put an anchor on it so stay tuned :P 

Thanks for being such an awesome and loving climbing community! I'm grateful and proud to be part of it

Dylan McIntoshwrote:

I need to show this to my fiancée who gives me grief every time she opens my trunk and it’s full of climbing gear, one day it will save the day!

Don't worry, you had your next lady friend at...trunk full of climbing gear!  : -) 

Kudos River, so well done.

Next time life tosses you crumbs, remember how cool you really are!

River Barrywrote:

Wow! So cool reading about all your input! Also, I appreciate all the kind words being shared :) A lot of you have questions, I've been posting details on my instagram : riverflowsfree

A couple podcasts will be coming out also with details, i'll be posting on my instagram about those also.

As for the FA, yes this crack was my first FA! The basejumper and I just agreed on the name "Lifeline". I will be returning to the crack this month to clean it and put an anchor on it so stay tuned :P 

Thanks for being such an awesome and loving climbing community! I'm grateful and proud to be part of it

You're awesome RB. Wonderful story. Always nice to help others, especially when it's so critical.  Great job! 

FFA has been completed! Whoo hoo! Got it clean on 1/15/23 

River Barrywrote:

FFA has been completed! Whoo hoo! Got it clean on 1/15/23 

WoooooooHooooooo!  You are on a roll!   Double Kudos.

River Barrywrote:

FFA has been completed! Whoo hoo! Got it clean on 1/15/23 

What did you name it?

Jeremy Lwrote:

What did you name it?

It is called "lifeline" 5.10+

River Barrywrote:

Thanks for being such an awesome and loving climbing community! I'm grateful and proud to be part of it

This is one of the best stories I've heard in a long time. Nicely done, River, and congrats on getting the FA of "Lifeline."

F r i t zwrote:

This is one of the best stories I've heard in a long time. Nicely done, River, and congrats on getting the FA of "Lifeline."

Thank you so much ! 

River Barrywrote:

It is called "lifeline" 5.10+

Perfect name! Great job again!

That's outstanding! Please add this to the route database, along with the story of how it got its name. Such an amazing story!

Andrew Krajnikwrote:

That's outstanding! Please add this to the route database, along with the story of how it got its name. Such an amazing story!

https://www.mountainproject.com/route/123669258/lifeline