nickwilliams
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The last six minutes of part 1 brings back some memories!
pwhole said:The Billy Wilder movie Ace in the Hole, starring Kirk Douglas, stunningly covers the concept of self-promotion and generated media-interest via cave rescue (or not), and is an absolute masterpiece - full of karmic significance for all:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_in_the_Hole_(1951_film)
nickwilliams said:The last six minutes of part 1 brings back some memories!
in the USA.Difficulty on rope is one of the most common and persistent causes of rescue incidents.
Hasbeen caver said:nickwilliams said:The last six minutes of part 1 brings back some memories!
Which dig / breakthrough is it, Nick?
Fulk said:Kenilworth:in the USA.Difficulty on rope is one of the most common and persistent causes of rescue incidents.
This does not seem to be the case in Britain, where there are relatively few 'SRT rescues'.
This is, of course, pure speculation, but I wonder if the reason for this might lie in the following. I get the impression that in the States there are any number of disparate groups whose members use equally disparate techniques for getting down and up pitches, whereas in Britain the 'caving community' (for want of a better phrase) is somewhat more homogeneous, and most people (I think) stick to the tried and tested Frog system?
Can of worms, huh? New thread needed?
Kenilworth said:Of course, slips and falls are the number one cause of rescue, ...
Pardon?Simon Wilson said:Kenilworth said:Of course, slips and falls are the number one cause of rescue, ...
****** are you certain about it this time?