Weekend Whipper: Quick Instincts Prevent Nasty Groundfall

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Many Weekend Whippers are horrifying, stomach churning clips. Ropes cut, bolts fail, and belayers (or leaders) are caught slacking. This video, submitted by Jeremy Wendell, should have belonged in that category too. Wendell, climbing in Hidden Valley, Vietnam, moves confidently up to the third bolt, grabs a jug, and then inexplicably falls while pulling rope up to clip.