Comments on: Todd Skinner dies in accident on Leaning Tower https://allclimbing.com/todd-skinner-dies-in-accident-on-leaning-tower/ Everything climbing and the outdoors. Sun, 07 Oct 2007 11:55:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: ck https://allclimbing.com/todd-skinner-dies-in-accident-on-leaning-tower/#comment-280 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 11:55:27 +0000 http://www.allclimbing.com/archive/2006/10/todd-skinner-dies-in-accident-on-leaning-tower/#comment-280 Black Diamond performed some tests on damaged belay loops and found that even if the company cut 90 percent across the webbing, it still would have a breaking strength of 777 pounds. Skinner’s loop may have broke under less force than that.

His partner noticed Skinner’s belay loop was badly worn, acknowledged by Skinner himself. The damage was induced by an attached daisy chain, an extension device itself made of webbing. The rubbing between these components over time caused visually apparent damage.

]]> By: Bouldr - Climbing Routes and Bouldering Problems https://allclimbing.com/todd-skinner-dies-in-accident-on-leaning-tower/#comment-279 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 06:10:36 +0000 http://www.allclimbing.com/archive/2006/10/todd-skinner-dies-in-accident-on-leaning-tower/#comment-279 […] Tom over at All Climbing has some insight on the accident, citing an initial report that suggests his harness broke. […]

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