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Chairlift Rollback

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 James Rushforth Global Crag Moderator 16 Mar 2018

Sobering scenes in Georgia: https://www.facebook.com/Mpora/videos/10155189391282854/ 

A horrific example of chairlift rollback if the brakes fail. If you find yourself on a chairlift moving backwards at speed make sure you jump off...

 Trangia 16 Mar 2018
In reply to James Rushforth:

Where did you film this? Were many people hurt? Looks horrific.

OP James Rushforth Global Crag Moderator 16 Mar 2018
In reply to Trangia:

Not my video Trangia. Miraculously only 8 injured and no deaths.  

 tehmarks 16 Mar 2018
In reply to James Rushforth:

And if you want to see why you should jump off:

youtube.com/watch?v=FwPP4i7ENvQ&

 Toerag 16 Mar 2018
In reply to James Rushforth:

Bloody hell!

 GarethSL 16 Mar 2018
In reply to James Rushforth:

To quote the above, bloody hell!

 girlymonkey 16 Mar 2018
In reply to James Rushforth:

Terrifying. Amazing how few injuries there were!

 Dr.S at work 16 Mar 2018
In reply to James Rushforth:

‘Kin hell! 

Looks like deep snow which must have helped limit injuries

 earlsdonwhu 16 Mar 2018
In reply to James Rushforth:

I skied there last year....it actually seemed quite safe compared to other esoteric places I have been including Macedonia and Kosovo this year.

pasbury 16 Mar 2018
In reply to James Rushforth:

Soviet engineering.

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 Timmd 16 Mar 2018
In reply to pasbury:

on a point of fairness the most recent British guy into space (I forget his name) was talking about how reassuringly robust the Russian engineering of the space equipment he used when coming back to earth was/is, he described it along the lines of it being loud and rattly, and tough.

I think the main thing is to remember to jump off... 

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pasbury 16 Mar 2018
In reply to Timmd:

At what point during re-entry should you jump off?

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 Timmd 16 Mar 2018
In reply to pasbury:

Just before you hit the ground.

https://www.quora.com/ESAs-Tim-Peake-described-Russian-engineering-and-tech...

This is mildly amusing, that child's toy tank is nuts. Though now I think of it, I had a metal digger which I used to catch my fingers in, it was indestructible though. I learnt not to catch my fingers too.  

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 The New NickB 17 Mar 2018
In reply to pasbury:

> Soviet engineering.

The lift appears to be a Doppelmeyr, which makes it Austrian!

 pec 17 Mar 2018
In reply to James Rushforth:

> If you find yourself on a chairlift moving backwards at speed make sure you jump off...

Best to get your skis off first as well.

 

 Timmd 17 Mar 2018
In reply to The New NickB:

> The lift appears to be a Doppelmeyr, which makes it Austrian!

This forum is great for random facts...

 La benya 17 Mar 2018
In reply to The New NickB:

It’s also probably 50 years old and been installed and disassembled at 2 or 3 resorts before finding its way here. 

 malk 17 Mar 2018
In reply to James Rushforth:

so it was a brake failure rather than the motor going into reverse after a power cut as the bbc reported?

MarkJH 17 Mar 2018
In reply to malk:

> so it was a brake failure rather than the motor going into reverse after a power cut as the bbc reported?

Presumably there must have been more than one failure if the anti-rollback device was needed in the first place 

 kevin stephens 17 Mar 2018
In reply to MarkJH:

The brake failed when the power was lost

 Timmd 17 Mar 2018
In reply to MarkJH:

> Presumably there must have been more than one failure if the anti-rollback device was needed in the first place 

It depends whether somebody had it as an idea by itself I guess? 

 

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