Weekend Whipper: Stalactite Knock-Out
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Climbing a cave with tufas and stalactites always sounds fun … until you fall with one of these knobby formations blocking your whipping trajectory.
In this Weekend Whipper, we see what happens when a climber blows a clip on the classic Liposuction (5.12a) at Reimer’s Ranch outside of Austin,
Texas, and swings into a cave dripping with stalactites.