There was a fatal accident in Yosemite — the circumstantial
evidence implies the party placed 4 pieces of gear for the belay,
then the leader took a factor-2 fall on the belay, all the gear of which
ripped, and as a result the entire party was perished. In that
particular case, clearly the belay was not strong enough despite 4
pieces of gear…
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