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| | | | Re: Freefallin'... Hellholes are Real < Reply # 180 on 3/7/2020 9:30 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by Dee Ashley This one doesn’t look too terribly bad...
Until you realize what’s on the other side of that wall.
This is a good example of how wise it is to never make assumptions about something you can’t see with your own eyes. I would have totally assumed the ground on the other side of that 10-12’ wall was the same level on both sides, but it was actually 60’ farther down on the other side (my friend in the first photo is on the rim of the very top (center) of the second photo). Incidentally, this also happened to be my first experience rappelling down a hellhole. :P
| ^Glad you didn't come down long... Albert Einstein said:"Assumptions are made and most assumptions are wrong." blackhawk says: The most dangerous assumptions are the ones you don't realize you were making... Always verify before you do... and never try. Do or do not!!! Trying means you are setting yourself up to fail*! *stone cold truth when doing heavy lifts. Just don't assume your confidence can overcome reality...
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| | | | Re: Freefallin'... Hellholes are Real < Reply # 192 on 3/23/2020 2:01 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Yeap. Stronger and more rigid than a piece of flat steel. Learning about building structure and techniques allows you to make safer judgments and be safer when sploring. Just because one section is secure and intact, that can change in the next foot. Sections, stair steps, catwalk floor plates, deck plates, ha d rails etc maybe missing. Never assume anything; assumption is the mother of disaster.Eyes where your hands and feet are going at all times when moving. Never move blindly, not even an inch. If you can't see, feel. Keep at least one hand on the handrail preferably both; keep both hands free if possible; bag the bloody cam when moving. This may save your life. It did mine.
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| | | | Re: Freefallin'... Hellholes are Real < Reply # 199 on 4/5/2020 8:56 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by Thinklikefreak Better watch your step on this bridge. 1.
| That's the kind of shit that can really get you at night if you're using light discipline (don't!). Even in daylight never assume you'll spot a hellhole in time if you're not looking... it's so easy to fuck up walking railways. You need to be extra cautious on old RR RR bridges. They were strong as hell new, but many even active ones have had little maintenance over the last half century. On active ones priority is giving to the rails not the walkways and side railings. Be wary of ties as well giving way: walking near a rail can be safer. Be ready to react fast. You never want to fall or trip on a rail; expect broken bones if you do. If you run on rails or across them you need to be spot on with -every- step. It's takes only a slight miscalculation and/or misstep to land in a world of writhing agony. There can be washouts and holes in the bedrock that can break ankles or trip you into a rail. Every step when walking the rails count... even when bored and dirt tired. Never play on them... or with trains. Shit happens. Walk them long enough you probably will take a hit. Most people I know have, including myself.
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