gibson_se t1_itpayuk wrote on October 25, 2022 at 9:35 AM

Reply to comment by Avg_reddit_user6969 in [OC] Climbing Accidents in North American Climbing by chnetka

I would suspect part of that is how they assign "main causes". If you fall, and a piece pulls out when the rope comes taught, is that a "fall" accident or a "piece" accident?

I can see how someone might get hit by lightning, but I can't really see how an accident could happen from gear just failing spontaneously.

Turtley13 t1_itqnzas wrote on October 25, 2022 at 4:27 PM

Exactly. Not many people are going to be taking out ropes that are on the verge of breaking without something happening before. When they do it's going to happen when taking a fall.