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Does that say 75 feet? How on earth do you survive that?

• mjevans 10y ago
  By landing correctly; mostly not on your head, and not at a bad angle for the spine. Soft ground beneath also helps.
  • yorwba 10y ago
    What is a bad angle for the spine? I don't usually fall large distances, but something like this seems useful to know, just in case.
    • wapz 10y ago
      I've done some bouldering and although I don't know what the actual best is, you don't want to land directly on your back or front (flat) and you never want to land on your head of course. I learned to try falling with legs slightly bent in a mostly upright position. Someone with more experience can give you better info though.
    • WettowelReactor 10y ago
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachute_landing_fall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachute_landing_fall
• alpha_squared 10y ago
  > Hill has experienced only one major accident in her climbing career. On May 9, 1989, she fell during a climb in Buoux, France; after forgetting to tie a safety rope, she fell 85 ft (25 m) into a tree, and was knocked unconscious, dislocated her left elbow and broke a bone in her foot. She had been training hard for the World Cup and had to stop competing for a few months to recover; she was devastated to miss the first World Cup in the sport. However, only six weeks after her fall, she was back climbing. [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Hill#Competitive_career https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Hill#Competitive_career (last paragraph)