Sydney Auto Belay Failure, The units were located on top of the climbing walls, attached to steel bar anchors. This testing found that the auto-belays were overdue for servicing, and exhibited significant signs of wear and tear that affected their overall function. In September, after a four year long legal battle over an auto belay accident, Vertical World publicly announced a shocking $6m settlement. This lawsuit really amped up the conversation. Jan 25, 2023 ยท Your monthly dose of climbing accident analysis from the editors of "Accidents in North American Climbing. Weirdly they never explained to the public what it was that caused the failure due to “investigations” but even after that. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Most of these auto-belay accidents have been people who don't tie in or don't tie in correctly. Today, the gym confirmed that the incident involved an auto-belay system. The use of auto belays has been a hotly debated topic in the indoor climbing industry for the last 10 years. ncud, 2qdgm, 0x4h, nysn5, voons, 93di, tt7feuq, 0sjfylw3, bpgct, xwe,