Woman (65) died after a fall of 5 meters in the Leeuwarden climbing hall. “Looks like she wasn’t properly attached to the rope”

Partner check

“It seems that the climber was not properly attached to the rope,” says Swen. When climbing, there is someone on the ground, the belayer, who holds the rope to which the climber is attached. ,,It is a shared responsibility of the belayer and the climber to check that the climber is properly secured. We call that the partner check”, explains Swen. “But the first responsibility lies with the climber himself.” The belayer was also an experienced climber, according to Swen.