Check out the DWSWORLD blog for their thoughts on how tombstoning could affect a well established extreme sport.
The BBC recently broadcast ‘Ultimate Rock Climb’ with Tim Emmett (and Julia Bradbury) which included a DWS climb of Nicky’s Leap. Once he reached the top Tim composed himself, said to the camera he’d never done this particular jump before, and then fell the 80 odd feet down to the water below. In my eye’s that’s tombstoning. But the BBC seem to think they have covered themselves, by saying Tim was an expert and that we should never try this at home. Is that going to stop people trying it? I’m thinking no.
The thing is, Tim was completely within his ability, climbing without ropes the 80 feet to the top of Nicky’s Leap. And has been deep water soloing from an early age, learning how to fall in to water from height. So it’s so obviously not the ’sport’ that’s the real danger, it’s the people doing it that don’t give it the respect and consideration it deserves.
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