Incident:Pitch 5 - not enough rope in Yeah Baby Canyon 2024/06/10
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| Incident:Pitch 5 - not enough rope in Yeah Baby Canyon 2024/06/10 | |
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| Date | 2024/06/10 |
| Location | Yeah Baby Canyon |
| Severity | No loss |
| Canyoneering-related | Yes
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| SAR involvement | No
|
| Navigation problem | No
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| Swift water problem | |
| Environmental problem | No
|
| Communication problem | No
|
| Planning problem | No
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| Skills problem | Yes
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| Body movement problem | No
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| Rigging problem | Yes
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| Rappel problem | No
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| Insufficient gear | No
|
| Gear failure | No
|
Summary[edit]
Pitch 5 - yeah baby canyon. Fed a 50m rope through bolts (25m on ground each side). First abseiler went down and found not enough rope to reach ground, about 5 Meters too short. The abseiler had a spare rope in his backpack and rigged a rope transfer to get to ground safely. No injuries.
Note - Pitch 5 is closer to 30 meters