This is probably safer than riding a motorbike on a public road
Um, you’re not really selling this. That’s a pretty low bar.
the gear is really safe when used properly
Beside the point. I don’t know where this is in the world, but there must have been options for more sensible places to stay the night. If there aren’t, then it’s a poor choice of climbing route. I’m critical of the decision making that put them overnighting here, not the sport of rock-climbing in general.
Mmm, I take plenty of risks, but for a purpose beyond assuaging my boredom. Heck, I’ve been up in a work harness many times, on a ship at sea (200ft above a metal deck with the waves rocking you back and forth is… interesting).
Without a reason to go there, this is just entertainment… expensive, high-risk entertainment.
Someone else mentioned these are pro climbers. Your previous arguments that this is unnecessarily risky, that they are idiots that cannot plan a route etc have already been addressed by me and others.
Now it turns out that you are acrually a cool kid that has a good reason to be high up in a harness but they don’t, they are just bored and looking for entertainment. Whatever mate, surely it’s them deserving the Darwin award here…
Um, you’re not really selling this. That’s a pretty low bar.
Beside the point. I don’t know where this is in the world, but there must have been options for more sensible places to stay the night. If there aren’t, then it’s a poor choice of climbing route. I’m critical of the decision making that put them overnighting here, not the sport of rock-climbing in general.
They had everything they needed to sleep there. One would think they planned to sleep there…
Except, you know… a place to sleep.
That’s kind of my point. They planned this (if you can call that planning), on purpose (and I assume not inebriated at the time).
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Mate I’m quite risk averse but come on, you ever leave your house or too dangerous?
Mmm, I take plenty of risks, but for a purpose beyond assuaging my boredom. Heck, I’ve been up in a work harness many times, on a ship at sea (200ft above a metal deck with the waves rocking you back and forth is… interesting).
Without a reason to go there, this is just entertainment… expensive, high-risk entertainment.
Someone else mentioned these are pro climbers. Your previous arguments that this is unnecessarily risky, that they are idiots that cannot plan a route etc have already been addressed by me and others. Now it turns out that you are acrually a cool kid that has a good reason to be high up in a harness but they don’t, they are just bored and looking for entertainment. Whatever mate, surely it’s them deserving the Darwin award here…