I'm putting this here rather than Injuries as you will see in a minute.
I've heard through the grapevine, it wasn't in the papers, that a climber from the local &&&&&&&& office was seriously hurt recently. He was SRT a conifer. He had tossed his line over a branch and tied the standing end off at the base of the tree and began climbing. From what I hear, his rope was away from the tree a bit and after he was up about 30' the branch broke. He fell and has leg and back injuries. He has been in an induced coma to assist in healing. If anyone has more details, it would be appreciated.
The part of this story that applies to this forum is that Worksafe BC, and again this is from discussion from people who are in the know and not an official announcement, is considering a ban on spurless climbing in BC. Worksafe BC is the government agency that dictates safety i this province and reports directly to God himself (ie who cares abou the trees). Whether saner heads will prevail we wait and see.
I've heard through the grapevine, it wasn't in the papers, that a climber from the local &&&&&&&& office was seriously hurt recently. He was SRT a conifer. He had tossed his line over a branch and tied the standing end off at the base of the tree and began climbing. From what I hear, his rope was away from the tree a bit and after he was up about 30' the branch broke. He fell and has leg and back injuries. He has been in an induced coma to assist in healing. If anyone has more details, it would be appreciated.
The part of this story that applies to this forum is that Worksafe BC, and again this is from discussion from people who are in the know and not an official announcement, is considering a ban on spurless climbing in BC. Worksafe BC is the government agency that dictates safety i this province and reports directly to God himself (ie who cares abou the trees). Whether saner heads will prevail we wait and see.