7b Kalymnos Fall Results in Broken RibsVideo

16th June, 2015

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In this short piece of video from Kieran Duncan, we see a climber fall from the popular 7b Omiros (7b) on Kalymnos.

Callum the climber (we wish him a speedy recovery) falls with the rope behind his leg and has a harsh belay. He whips in to the rock breaking his thumb and some ribs. Ouch.

Even steep sport climbing can be dangerous, and practising 'soft catches' as well as keeping your leg from behind the rope could keep you out of the hospital.

WARNING: This video contains a serious and damaging fall.

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natetan

16 Jun, 2015

Ouch! Lucky it was not his head!

MischaHY

16 Jun, 2015

Arghhhhhhh. So close to the jugs! ;)

Christheclimber

16 Jun, 2015

Ouch indeed, it could have been much worse.

A Longleat Boulderer

16 Jun, 2015

Can you imagine? Urgh.

ChrisBrooke

16 Jun, 2015

Jeez. That was unpleasant to watch. Lucky sport climbing is safe though, and you don't need to wear a helmet.... The catch didn't look too bad. There was a fair bit of rope out and the belayer just locked off and held the fall, which would probably have been fine if the climber hadn't been coming down head first. A soft catch in that situation might really have dropped him on his head. Doesn't bear thinking about.

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