For Safety’s Sake: At Least Teach Your Beginner Belayer to Load the GriGri Right
Scary (and true!) tales from a crag near you
Scary (and true!) tales from a crag near you
It's a fantastical, unbelievable story, but the unbelievable really happened.
“Should I tie in through my hard points or through my belay loop?” she said. “Tie in through your belay loop,” a boy climber responded with conviction.
"Her son was still on the wall, suspended about 20 feet up. The only thing holding him up was a Grigri chained to the floor."
If I'd hopped off the ledge or tried to weight the sling, I would've fallen a few hundred feet to the ground. I felt sick to my stomach for a couple weeks after that one.
This climber was experienced, too. Just shows that you can't be too careful when you climb.
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Kids may be lighter than adults, but that doesn't mean you can skimp on safety thinking that your rig is "strong enough."
"On arriving at the belay, I saw that my partner had tried to put the tube-style belay device in guide mode, but failed."
The guide was right about the loose boulder, but wrong to jiggle it.
Always thread the rope through the anchor, not around it.
They figured they knew enough about climbing to wing it, but took a dangerous risk that could have cost them.
Bad form all the way around, and not the safest/smartest maneuver.
Might as well be soloing with this belayer completely out to lunch.
They needed to be prepared for disaster. Fortunately, a real climber stepped in.
A tossed rock and a lost belay would have killed this leader if not for a miraculous landing among the boulders.
A true story that could have ended any number of ways.
Don't assume that because someone can climb hard that they are good belayers.
Out of draws, the leader opted to hold onto the chains and untie to thread.
How many pitches do you climb in a year? For many of our readers it's probably close to 1,000. If you make a critical error one out of a thousand times, the outlook is bleak.
They were trying to be safe, but in their zeal they neglected to follow three tenets of basic anchor construction.
This story goes beyond gross.
An experienced climber makes the mistake of lowering over another team's rope.
Gyms have a lot of rules and some of them might irritate you, but speed lowering is never a good idea
Doesn't seem like a big deal, your dog is behaved, right? Problem is, not everyone loves Fido.
Looking for a partner on Facebook, one climber ends up with "Bob" who proceeds to hit the hippie lettuce before climbing.
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What to do when your hair gets hopelessly stuck in your rappel device.
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SCARY (AND TRUE) TALES FROM A CRAG NEAR YOU
SCARY (AND TRUE) TALES FROM A CRAG NEAR YOU
SCARY (AND TRUE) TALES FROM A CRAG NEAR YOU
SCARY (AND TRUE) TALES FROM A CRAG NEAR YOU
SCARY (AND TRUE) TALES FROM A CRAG NEAR YOU
SCARY (AND TRUE) TALES FROM A CRAG NEAR YOU
SCARY (AND TRUE) TALES FROM A CRAG NEAR YOU
SCARY (AND TRUE) TALES FROM A CRAG NEAR YOU
SCARY (AND TRUE) TALES FROM A CRAG NEAR YOU
SCARY (AND TRUE) TALES FROM A CRAG NEAR YOU
SCARY (AND TRUE) TALES FROM A CRAG NEAR YOU
SCARY (AND TRUE) TALES FROM A CRAG NEAR YOU
SCARY (AND TRUE) TALES FROM A CRAG NEAR YOU
SCARY (AND TRUE) TALES FROM A CRAG NEAR YOU
Scary (and true) tales from a crag near you
Scary (And True) Tales From A Crag Near You
Scary (and true) tales from a crag near you
Scary (and true) tales from a crag near you
Scary (and true) tales from a crag near you
Scary (and true) tales from a crag near you
Scary (and true) tales from a crag near you
Scary (and true) tales from a crag near you
Check out Kevin Corrigan's author page.
Check out Kevin Corrigan's author page.
Check out Kevin Corrigan's author page.
Check out Kevin Corrigan's author page.
Check out Kevin Corrigan's author page.
Check out Kevin Corrigan's author page.
Check out Kevin Corrigan's author page.
Check out Kevin Corrigan's author page.
SCARY (AND TRUE) TALES FROM A CRAG NEAR YOU
Check out Kevin Corrigan's author page.