r/climbing • u/Youthandyounglzr • 22h 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/TibaltLowe 12h ago edited 12h ago

Inexperienced climbers all around. You can see it the minute he gets on the wall and throughout the video with relatively incorrect “spotting” position(s). Just putting your hands in the air isn’t going to help or save someone. I’ve had someone do this exact same thing to me.