I've done Fantastic Pit a few times, and it is a beautiful pit. One of the times we did it, we did not have enough rope and had a knot about 7m off the floor. I repelled too far on to the knot before attaching gear to go over, and fought the thing for what seemed like forever, hanging so close to the ground that I kept thinking I should just body repel down. Of course, the rack would still be on the knot so it was a stupid thought, and I did not really consider doing that. Gear and perseverance helped me out of the jam -- and not for the first time. Crossing knots has never been one of my favorites.
I am, of course, saddened to hear of the accident and deaths. I have wondered if we were always just --" careful or lucky?" Both, I think. Linda -----Original Message----- From: Mixon Bill [mailto:bmixon...@austin.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 11:40 AM To: Cavers Texas Subject: [Texascavers] Ellison's accident If the 125-foot figure in one of those articles is correct, that would be Warm Up Pit, not 510-foot Fantastic Pit. Good thing for the recovery crew, if true. I don't recall any waterfall in Warm Up Pit, but it may depend on the weather. -- Mixon ---------------------------------------- A fearless man cannot be brave. ---------------------------------------- You may "reply" to the address this message came from, but for long-term use, save: Personal: bmi...@alumni.uchicago.edu AMCS: edi...@amcs-pubs.org or sa...@amcs-pubs.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
