Modern equipment has taken us a long ways from "the leader must not fall" but how forgiving a leader fall will be is still highly dependent on the route. For in

Modern equipment has taken us a long ways from "the leader must not fall" but how forgiving a leader fall will be is still highly dependent on the route. For instance The Bachar Yerian [1] in Tuolumne Meadows (the Yosemite high country). [1] http://www.alpinist.com/doc/ALP26/first-ascent-bachar-yerian http://www.alpinist.com/doc/ALP26/first-ascent-bachar-yerian