A PLEA TO ALL CLIMBERS
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Robbie Mackley wrote:Nice edit.I'm known ;). |
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Dead man found hanging from his harness and rope, covered in bee stings. Where did his partner go? |
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'In a panic he ran toward me and my partner, unclipping his ATC and holding it out towards me desperately. ' |
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Yeah I'm not really going to comment on the climbing competency of the mentioned party. I'm just glad nobody died, because as you said, both were off belay and something much worse could have happened. |
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David Sahalie wrote: reason #456 to use a Gri.Yeah, those can't be unclipped. |
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^^ |
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David Sahalie wrote:^^ If I am belaying you, being stung by bees, would you rather I had to have my brake on the ropr for your inherent safety or not?Point taken. |
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David Sahalie wrote:^^ sudden, uncontrolable bought of throwing up.Are you describing what each and every productive/reasonable thread at MP turns to? |
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Hey Robbie. |
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Sorry to anyone who was insulted by my posts...I want it to be clear I would never make light of the death of a fellow climber, or most any human being. |
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all the more reason why ice climbing kicks ass --- no head net needed. |
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+1500 |
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Though I don't necessarily agree that my post was disrespectful I admit I was not thinking clearly about how the OP would interpret it upon seeing it. |
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I would like to clarify that I was not a personal friend of Steve. Our incidents were seperate, and this thread is not really about either of them. The death of Steve Johnson is a loss to the SoAZ climbing community as a whole. Thank you all for taking the time to read this. |
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Wait! Mustard's a troll?!? |
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I was climbing at Isle of You years ago and felt the air vibrating. Seconds later my partner and I heard the noise--the sound of thousands of bees. It was coming from over the top and on the other side of the crag. We beat a hasty retreat from the belay ledge, leaving all the colorful webbing and gear in place. We never did even see the hive, but the static electricity sound of the buzzing was frightening. |
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On a serious note, I blame hip hop. |
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Head net, not bee keepers hood
Just to clarify for the final time, I never suggested a bee keepers hood clipped to anyone's harness. |
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+1 For Mr. Mustard |
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I just got done climbing with the OP Robbie today. It's a strange coincidence that Steve Johnson, the climber who died from bee stings, helped set up the crag that Robbie was attacked on. Robbie's in good shape to climb btw, and he carries a head net attached to his chalk bag. It's about the size of a keychain... Or tampon. Bees tend to sting around the area that excrete the most CO2, i.e. nose, mouth, tear ducts, so a head net makes sense. At least down here in beautiful AZ. They will clog up airways and subsequently sting inside said passageways, as well as affect lymph nodes and the all important ability to see. While keeping a head net on your harness at the Gunks or on ice is not necessary, for us down South it's seeming like a good idea. |