Re: You saw the tumbler? Now watch this.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Pumbaa</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Dan Osman died November 23, 1998 at the age of 35 after his rope failed while performing a "controlled free-fall" jump from the Leaning Tower rock formation in Yosemite National Park. Osman had come back to Yosemite to dismantle the jump tower but apparently decided to make several jumps (over a few days) before doing so.[1] The failure was investigated by the National Park Service with assistance from Chris Harmston, Quality Assurance Manager at Black Diamond Equipment. Harmston concluded that a change in jump site angle probably caused the ropes to cross and entangle, leading to the rope cutting by melting.[2] Miles Daisher, who was with Osman when he made the jump, stated that the ropes used in his fatal jump had been exposed to inclement weather — including rain and snow — for more than a month before the fatal jump, but that the same ropes were used for several shorter jumps on the previous and same day.[1] </div></div>
I was with a rock climber GF at the time.. I remember he died doing a "slack rope" walk.. Not a jump of any type.. He strung rope or webbing across a gap and would walk across.. The webbing or rope was left out in the weather and it broke, He left behind a daughter I believe..
Sad..