Rick, I saw a report on another board about a fatal accident back East. In that one, based on the reports, the climber was experienced and was leading. He had climbed about 20 ft past his first pro at 10 ft. and when he slipped, he flipped over on the way down and suffered a head injury from the groundfall. His belayer was pretty much helpless to stop the fall, according to what I read.

btw, there was a very big rockfall in Yosemite a few days ago. The slide hit the cabins at Curry Village, but fortunately, just a few minor injuries. Apparently a few hundred tons of rock peeled off of Glacier Point and into the Valley below.