051019 Yours dearly almost died

Student faces near-death experience in Indoor Climbing Center
Barometer editor takes a 30ft drop and lives to tell about it
Laurent L.N. Bonczijk had just red pointed on a 5.8c and called for take. After a couple botched attempts at lowering him his partner, Bridget, lowered him. But she couldn’t slow the rope down. Bonczijk hit the ground and fell, but miraculously escaped unharmed.
Bridget felt horrible about the incident but Bonczijk took it pretty lightly. “You gave me my shot of adrenaline for the day,” he said.