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[–] 5 points 1 year ago

He's barely above the last bolt in the picture. There's a quickdraw sticking out by his lower heel.

Also the forces involved in a climbing fall are partly mitigated by the stretch of the rope, and the belayer will soften the catch by jumping as the climber falls. The length of a fall has little impact on the forces experienced by the climber or the gear in a typical climbing fall.

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