The desert lives on a healthy diet of people’s TIRES, outdoor wooden furniture and other structures, and now nylon.
You lean back for a simple rappel down the cliff and away you go. What horror for a few seconds.
If this pattern of death continues, somebody is going to say that very old tree should be cut down.
I climbed in my university days. One of the first things we learned was to never trust other’s hardware or ropes left on the mountain.
Desert temperatures and sunlight are very hard on plastics.
“...ran her safety rope through nylon webbing
that had been left by someone who had previously climbed the route...”
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Rookie mistake.
Joshua Tree
And he still hasn’t found what he’s looking for.
Back in my climbing days I never relied on someone else’s rigging or ropes unless I knew them and was satisfied with the way they maintained their equipment.
In my college days and after, we went to the rocks in Joshua Tree often. The climbing is great and it was easy for us to get in dangerous situations without even thinking. Lots of traction.
We were stupid but lucky. I understand the park is crowded these days.
One thing you’ll never catch me doing... Anything to do with heights.
Excuse my ignorance, but wouldn’t nylon be cord?
She died because she did not have a belay, she did not have a person doing the safety work.
Always a belay. Always. Bad riggings or old nylon are the reason always belay. There is no such thing as a secure tie-off.
I’m no climber but I know the sun eats nylon rope. Why not use poly instead?
Let me guess according to usual Freepers empathy for folks who get off the sofa and take chances
He deserved it
I think the rule is “always pack your own chute.”