UKH

Mmm.

In reply to cwarby:

I once walked all the way up to the north face of the Cobbler's south peak before realising I had forgotten my harness. I did North Wall Traverse (IV 6) in a similar set up! I think I led Sesame Groove as well that time and that's the hard bit!

In reply to TobyA:

Am assuming you

a. Survived

b. Don't sing soprano

It's probably just unfortunate here it made the press, whereas you didn't.

In reply to cwarby:

Is it a stone wall or embankment?

In reply to Myfyr Tomos:

Kinder downfall

https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/gallery/derbyshire-climber...

In reply to cwarby:

....interesting foot work ......

In reply to cwarby:

when I started with a club the people I climbed with were all interested in improvisation so we used to practice how to make an impromptu harness out of slings etc and how to abseil with limited equipment.

I did this off the in pin once and survived, no harness just a short sling and a long sling (waistcoat style crossed behind my back and clipped into a small sling figure of 8 style for the legs with a krab.  No hastle

or using a short sling as leg loops and rope coils to form a harness - people used to do this all the time

I can remember terrifying some people in Central gully using only the rope and a short sling as a harness leading the LH icefall (I'd just come down after soloing it so I felt reasonably happy - I'd met them by accident at the foot of the crag and offered to show them Central instead of Custs (as they climbed HVS  this seemed reasonable and a good time was had by all)

In reply to cwarby:

Ah, right. Some sort of embankment then...  😉

In reply to Myfyr Tomos:

Indeed!!

In reply to wercat:

I've never forgotten a harness, but remember how to utilise a sling. It's the fact that the knot and krab are all at the back that intrigued me. Accept the piccy doesn't give context.

In reply to cwarby:

This pic belongs on Justbombergear ;D 

In reply to wercat:

Same. Did a lot of easy mountain routes before I bought a harness. Made one out of rope with leg loops and waist belt tied together at the front. Dare say people thought I was a loony at the time. (1988ish)

Bloke in the photo though: definitely something fishy going on there...

In reply to cwarby:

I can picture the ebay advertisement - it would be something like 'rock climbing safety fall protection rappelling harness belt rope clip'

In reply to cwarby:

The wonder is why they didn't use the slings they have around their shoulder.

The whole thing looks like a generally shonky setup.

In reply to cwarby:

At least that answers the question about whether it's in nick yet

In reply to cwarby:

I was up for just the classic style bowline round the waist but my buddy crafted the Thompson knot harness...probably not best served for leading but seemed to be absolutely fine for seconding. This was by far one of the least sketchiest scenes of the day!

In reply to cwarby:

There's a pic of a chap seconding it with a full rack of wires, cams and hexes too. Why?! 

In reply to Niall_H:

Well, I suppose you had to find a positive....Hope its local to you.

In reply to mrphilipoldham:

I think "setup" is the key word here. 

How did a pro (local syndicated?) press photographer just happen to be passing by, with his own crampons? 

In reply to mrphilipoldham:

What on earth is happening in photo 3 of 8 on the linked page with ropes I have no idea, also the guy in the red jacket appears to be aching for a face full of crampon!

In reply to Blue Straggler:

Staff photographer with the Press Association, based in Leeds.

https://www.facebook.com/DannyLawPhoto
https://twitter.com/DannyLawPhoto

Obviously not.  A work trip to get some saleable pics, though I'm sure one of the Sheffield massive would have been happy to chuck him a toprope if he was on his tod.  (<- Blatant troll, ha ha, soz.)

In reply to cwarby:

Much better nick in '79 when it was totally plastered in neve/ice. Ah, the good old days!

In reply to cwarby:

I wish!  Sadly, my local spots are artificial and never hold more than a dusting of snow.

In reply to cwarby:

What a Punter!

In reply to Blue Straggler:

I walked/waded in with PA’s Pete Byrne, a friend and professional colleague, during the beast from the east. Danny had it easy by the looks of things. Pics ended up on pretty much every nationals front page and local news websites going that year. Don’t underestimate how well connected they are Still regret not telling him to do one and syndicate the pics myself but not every day is a work day!

In reply to wercat:

Agreed. When I did the ridge I used two tape slings as a harness as it was much lighter. Fine for the abseils .

In reply to TheGeneralist:

It's luxury anyway, alloy krab and kernmantle rope.

In reply to mrphilipoldham:

But if you look at 8of8, he seems well prepared for such a long route with a Nalgene bottle strapped to his harness. 

In reply to top cat:

Looks like a rock climber who just happened to bung a pair of crampons on

In reply to Babika:

This is an entertaining watch...

youtube.com/watch?v=Sbs41r2f9Ag&

In reply to wercat:

Try that with modern 8mm dyneema alpine slings, about as much fun as a Dülfersitz abseil on modern thin ropes

In reply to mrphilipoldham:

I might have been passing and observed one chap falling off on a loose toprope leaving both his ice axes stuck half way up the icefall. He was left standing back on the ground without them.

I'm not sure how he resolved that situation but shortly after he had made it back up to his tools and then his crampons fell off.

Basically a good time was being enjoyed by all.