by Paul Mampilly
The Sovereign Investor
New River Gorge, West Virginia.
From 70 feet up, John yelled “Ready?” to his rock-climbing partner … and then he let go.
Rock climbing is mostly a fun, safe and exciting experience. However, sometimes things can go wrong.
In climbing, if you make a mistake, you can hurt yourself … or worse, end up dead. It’s critical to have things you can depend on to help you, such as your partner holding the rope, your equipment and your experience, if you make a mistake.
In John’s case, this was one of those times where things went wrong…