Here is a video of UBC-Snowstar’s successful qualifying run this morning. You’ll note that they DID reach the top of the ribbon, successfully engage the stop mechanism and return under power.
This was their fourth attempt, the source of my comment “Maybe four’s a charm?” at the very beginning of the video.
Though their Climber didn’t travel as fast as people would have liked, the weather was quite cloudy and they did very well under the circumstances.
Congratulations UBC-Snowstar!
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