Eric Qualen: Kill a few people, they call you a murderer. Kill a million and you're a conqueror.
Sarah: Help me! I don't want to die.
Gabe: You're not gonna die.
Kynette: No bullets, bitch!
Travers: Get off my back, Qualen.
Qualen: Off? I haven't even got on it... yet.
Eric Qualen: Travers, have you lost your mind?
Travers: Have I lost it? Fuckin-A, I've lost it, Qualen! Pure fucking Section Eight.
Qualen: You want to kill me, don't you, Tucker? Well, get a number and get in line.
Qualen: I must admit you're a real piece of work.
Gabe Walker: Yeah, and I must admit, you're a real piece of shit. (01:37:45)
Jessie: This rope looks 60 years old. Will it hold?
Gabe: Don't think so.
Jessie: Bad answer.
Gabe: Remember, shithead! Keep your arms and legs in the vehicle at all times.
Hal Tucker: You son of a bitch! You said you wouldn't kill him.
Eric Qualen: Sue me.
Eric Qualen: Tucker and Walker, you resiliant bastards! You're still alive.
Hal Tucker: Gravity's a bitch, ain't it?
Gabe Walker: I've been working up in Denver.
base Jumper 1: Work? Don't say that word man.
Evan: Man, I hate work. Even when somebody else is doing it.
Eric Qualen: Love is a killer, isn't it?
Answer: There was no realistic reason. First, the steel buckle on the safety harness would never just bend and break like that. The accident was not Gabe's fault, but Hal is supposedly so angry and grief-stricken that he unfairly claims Gabe ignored his advice when rescuing her. The movie uses melodramatic plotting to contrive a conflict between the two men. It's also unrealistic that Sarah, an inexperienced climber, was able to make such a difficult climb, even with Hal's help. The movie had many plot holes.
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