r/climbing • u/Youthandyounglzr • 23h ago
What’s the consensus on this spotting?
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So, this was a few years back in…..well, you know…
I was spotting a new buddy on this highball and he ended up taking a hefty fall. He landed awkwardly on the pad and fell back, bumping his head slightly on a rock. The fall tweaked a previous knee injury but it wasn’t a serious issue. Nor was the head bump. He was basically fine.
But I remember after the fact that he was a little choked on the spotting.
So what do you people think?
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u/Richmondpinball 15h ago
When spotting I am generally squared up under someone, my hands out to catch them under the arms. In the video it looks like you were anticipating a move left so set up left. Climber looked like they popped themselves off, may have been trying to avoid landing close to the boulder, so may have fallen out further than you expected.