Mountain Climbing Fuck Up

[mr_feelgood]

I wish the rope failed

[Hogmann]

I bet that hurt.

[nudibranches646]

^^^^^^^^^ it did.

[kellyhound]

Squamish Climber Cheech DelaRoca takes a whipper on 12a finger crack from only a few feet below chains, a piece rips and he plunges further to a deadly ledge that he ricochets off of.

When asked about it he had this to say:

1. Before everybody starts reeming me out for not wearing a helmet, i agree 100% with you, i should have been. My helmet broke a week before and was waiting for new one to arrive.
I was confident leading this route on bomber gear and mitigating the risk.

2. A helmet most likely would not have saved me if i hit the ledge directly, as i most likely would have came in contact with any other body part and broke it. What did save me was that i pushed myself away from the wall at the last moment while whipping and finally right before the ledge.

3. The whip ended up being bigger than it should have because i started running it out, and made a poor cam placement (knowingly) but continued to keep climbing due to pump factor above my poorly placed piece. I started to prioritize sending over safety ...a scenario that can lead even experienced climbers to injury....

[Mr.NoCredit]

Originally Posted by kellyhound

I started to prioritize sending over safety ...a scenario that can lead even experienced climbers to injury....

Or death
All it would have taken is to crack your head on one of those rock edges and you’re done.

[wildaxboxer]

That looked and sounded painful..

[DarkSighted]

"...continued to keep climbing due to pump factor above my poorly placed piece..." Hopefully your GF/BF/SO has counseled you to take your time, next time...