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,,, by Craig Demartino with Bill Romanelli. Anyone read it?
Was given a copy for Chrizzy by a born again friend of mine and am just getting stuck in.
Absolutely harrowing description of an easy mistake climbers should all avoid making - that is; poor communication between leader and belayer so don't ever, ever lead a long pitch, clip the belay and lean back having shouted 'safe' so the belayer's taken you off and you hurtle 100' before coming to a sudden stop. The stony base of a crag is very unforgiving from that height and bones shatter and masses of blood spray everywhere.
No spoilers here but Mr. Demartino found God in the aftermath of that accident and I'm just getting to that bit now.
Am enjoying this book immensely.
Cheers,
AP.

In reply to AP Melbourne:

What's a "born again friend"?

In reply to Trangia

Whilst I think it’s not that unusual a question, I too am interested in AP’s answer.

In reply to AP Melbourne:

So is our need for God/a god merely a survival strategy in hardship ? is this sad or fortuitous ??

In reply to Trangia:


When it's had its trigger wires replaced?

In reply to Dale Berry:



Ta. Well I thought it'd be fairly obvious that the 'born again' reference is to my friend's new-found Christian beliefs and the comfort she gets from 'His' presence. This it seems is the premise of the book I posted about in the first place.
Cheers,
AP.

In reply to AP Melbourne:

FWIW I thought it was fairly obvious what you meant; "born-again" is fairly well known (and, IN CONTEXT, "accepted") short-hand for "born-again Christian"

I'd be very surprised if Trangia didn't know that; I suspect he was trying to make some sort of point.

In reply AP

I completely agree with you.

My, answer would just have been too elaborate for that hour of the morning. Paths duly straightened.

Dale

In reply to jon:

I’d say it is the time I realised that my old friend had reached the end of its climbing life and become a symbol of past glories. This was when I replaced it with a brand spanking new Friend. Being born again neither stopped or forgot all I loved to reach that point, but has washed me clean and new. I choose to keep the old friend going in the light of the new, but that light that worked it’s way in has thankfully and wonderfully changed everything for me.

Dale

In reply to jon:


No, Jon; Trigger's a four-legged friend. [Hi-yo Silver etc .... except the other one.]

In reply to Ian Parsons:

Silver - Lone Ranger.
Trigger - Roy Rogers.

In reply to jon:

No; Trigger - Del Boy and "Dave".