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In reply to Laurie Rogerson:

I took this one of a mate falling off some horrific thing (graded HVS in On Peak Rock, upgraded to E2 5c in Peak Grit East) at Stanage:

http://www.newerawd.co.uk/climbing/stansum2003p10.html

Suffice it to say we only had the OPR guide!

In reply to James Jackson:

fantastic photo - did his gear hold / was he injured???

In reply to The Gnome With No Home:

Gear held fine, no injuries or anything. The guy in the picture belaying also gave it a go a few times, and took a number of falls. I gave it a go as well, and could hardly get off the ground.

That piece of gear wasn't coming out! I don't know how it managed to be so undergraded in On Peak Rock.

In reply to Laurie Rogerson:

I winded myself on that, let me tell you.

That's what comes of trying problems when your tips are split.

m@

In reply to James Jackson: what route is it?

In reply to Colonel Cathcart:

I can't remember, sorry!

In reply to tim stubley:

That takes the cake, I think.

In reply to Laurie Rogerson:

there's a simon carter picture hanging in the pub in nadimuk of simon mentz taking a massive wipper off the bluffs at arapiles. brilliant !! although i reckon it might have been set up.

In reply to gearless:

http://www.onsight.com.au/gallery/aust/vic/arapiles/main.htm

5th one along, don't look as good as i remember it

In reply to gearless: Heres another one thats pretty good.

http://www.onsight.com.au/gallery/aust/nsw/bluemtns/28.htm

In reply to Carnage:

nice...

he looks pretty relaxed considering.

In reply to Carnage:

I take it you're gonna start doing routes when you get out there!

In reply to Jus: Definitely. Too good to overlook. Now where did I put me harness...........

In reply to gearless: Good photo's, but almost certainly possed!

In reply to Colonel Cathcart:

Think it was the Wobbler?

In reply to James:
Makes sense to me

In reply to unclesomebody:
Thats on a top rope yes?
If not he was moving at a hell of a speed to get that much rope above him

In reply to Alan James, ROCKFAX:
that one's a max job isn't it ? I heard that thr rope/climber was drawn in and really the knot was tied.

In reply to Woker:

The original photo was of the same climber perfectly attached and slightly closer to the rock. I erased the rope and moved the climber back a bit. Then I redrew the rope.

Alan

In reply to Alan James, ROCKFAX:

I'd actually like to put together a small compilation of shots of people falling off routes to show at a future show of mine. Anyone interested in having their shots included should drop me a line.
Cheers,
MattH

m a t t @ h e a s o n . n e t

In reply to James:

That sounds about right

In reply to JJ Skiving off Lab Work:
This one really is scary

http://www.visi.com/fall/gigography/mark03_033198.jpg

In reply to Chris H:

Is that after the fall?

Or after faling out with someone?

In reply to Alan James, ROCKFAX:

i think your pic is one of the most classic and memorable i've seen ever since starting climbing

just sends a clear message like the "clunk clink" for car seat belts

In reply to Carnage:

The belayer (Greg Moore) suffered broken ribs from this fall.

In reply to James Jackson:

Shit! he had a long one! What damage did he do? Brake his mates arm?

In reply to Edward Frillypants:

Blimey, that looks a bit wild! Do you know how far he fell?

In reply to James Jackson:
Far enough to knock his belayer around a bit!

The photo is at Hanging Rock (Grose Valley, directly north of Blackheath). What you can't really see from the photo is that Hanging Rock sticks right out over the Valley edge. It's 200 metres to the valley floor below their feet.

In reply to Edward Frillypants:

What a British guidebook would call 'A fine exposed position'.

Wow, sounds pretty amazing.