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binz17 t1_itouqx2 wrote

Reply to comment by vlsdo in [OC] Climbing Accidents in North American Climbing by chnetka

i could imagine many falls on R (5.9 R) rated routes have ledges you can fall on. Or there are swing risks if the route traverses at all.

The chart doesn't really say the severity though i might guess this is hospitalizations and death? not sprains and scrapes.

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vlsdo t1_itpwzlv wrote

I agree, but then where are "belayer error" or "clipping error" categorized? I would imagine those count for a lot more than happening to hit a ledge while falling.

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