[allendale]

Darwin Awards are given without regard to age, religion, gender or race. All awards are final and cannot be returned.

[higgmeister]

Man falls to his death [rappelling] in Death Valley National Park

Again? (said in Rocky's voice)

[fidelis]

They don’t call it Death Valley for nothing.

[marktwain]

Had a near Darwin award happen to a single mine explorer inside Yuma Proving Ground.

He rappeled with too short of a rope down a mine. Went off the end, fell a dozen feet onto a debris pile. Did not tell anyone where he was going. He survived the fall, but had no way to reach the end of his rope (pun intended).

When he did not show up for work on Monday, people mentioned his propensity for exploring old mines. The base used up some helicopter time to do a search. They spotted his pick-up near an old mine shaft, 40 miles away, near the North end of YPG. People investigated. He was still alive and able to communicate when they investigated the old mine.

[bray]

He died what he loved doing.

[TheDon]

Some mistakes are more costly than others.

“... he appeared to have made a mistake when disconnecting his rappel device to pass the knot joining the rope and webbing.”

[Falconspeed]

Poor guy. He probably was too tired to reconnect the rappel device. New rule: always go rock climbing with buddies.

[dblshot]

As far as I know only one man has ever ascended to his death.

[ought-six]

Climbing alone is rarely a good idea.

[Drew68]

A 54-year-old man fell to his death while canyoneering alone in Death Valley National Park

That's old for a climber.

Seriously.

By the time they've hit their mid 30s, they've either died or quit.

[Vendome]

That dude rocked

Now he’s a rock star...

The cliffhanger was too much...

My sedimentary to his family...

[sasquatch]

Rule 1.
Knot the end of the rope.
Rule 2.
See rule 1.

[Georgia Girl 2]

People never learn.