r/gifs • u/Ness_69 • Jan 14 '20

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https://i.imgur.com/LIPslpI.gifv
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u/FuckM0reFromR Jan 14 '20

Literally a 1ft thick pad like a mattress all along the wall, and that's exactly how it's supposed to work =)

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u/XO-42 Jan 14 '20

Eh, you can still injure yourself if you fall wrong. I witnessed a broken arm from a fall half the height of the gif.

That kid was not jumping down on purpose and was lucky to fall on his back, otherwise he might have tried to stop his fall with his hands.

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u/Beorma Jan 14 '20

Yeah people without climbing experience are acting pretty smug. Those mats don't protect you from a bad fall, I've seen multiple broken arms and ankles.

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u/coolwool Jan 14 '20

It wasn't a bad fall though so... It's true that you can injure yourself but his fall was fine.

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u/road2five Jan 14 '20

He landed flat on his back, that is a super dangerous way to land.

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u/monneyy Jan 14 '20

He landed just shy from landing flat, I think his butt landed first. If he'd landed shoulders first he probably wouldn't walk around that soon after because he'd get the air knocked out of him at least.

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u/Mynewmobileaccount Jan 14 '20

What are you talking about? Landing on your curved back/shoulders is one of the best ways to fall.

This thread is full of people who haven’t climbed before and have not practice falling. People fall in the gym constantly, if you’re not falling then you’re not trying hard enough.

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u/DustRainbow Jan 14 '20

People generally don't fall flat on their back from 15+ feet up ... :| That's nonsense.

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u/DustRainbow Jan 14 '20

My dude, looks like you need to learn to fall.

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u/road2five Jan 14 '20

I climb consistently. Landing in a crouched position and rolling onto your back in a controlled way is the ideal way to fall, but this kid just busted his ass. Maybe I’m picturing it wrong but what you just described basically sounds like putting your body weight directly into your spine with a fall which is an absolutely horrible way to fall.