Recently, a young man climbing "Tape Worm" at the Midnight Surf wall took a lead fall from a point between the first and second bolt. His rope ran from his belay, through a quickdraw hanging from the first bolt, to his harness. On this particular route, the first bolt is located high enough that he would not have decked under normal circumstances. Unfortunately, when he fell, his rope was completely severed by the lower carabiner on the quickdraw attached to the first bolt, and he did deck. He sustained head injuries, but, thankfully, is well on his way to a full recovery. Although we still have some more research to do, including replicating the incident under safe, controlled conditions, we believe it important enough to publish this report as soon as possible in hopes that it might prevent a similar accident.
http://www.redriverclimbing.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=13270
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Rope Severed by Carabiner
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October 17, 2010 08:53PM |
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