Arete Cuts Rope Resulting in Groundfall for Michele Caminati
On March 27, Italian climber Michele Caminati sent Elder Statesman (HXS 7a, roughly 5.14 R) at Curbar Edge in England's Peak District. The next day he returned for a photoshoot. During the session, he fell above his protection with the rope running over the route's sharp arete. As you can ...