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Activity
Trad rock climbing
When
Ascending
Injury
Minor injury
Incident
We were going for an evening ascent of the 2-pitch route Malbogies in Avon gorge. My partner lead the first pitch uneventfully. I (somehow) split a tip on second but otherwise arrived unscathed at the first belay. We re-racked and I started the second pitch. Made it to the start of the leftwards traverse when a massive hold came off. I fell a few metres and was caught by a no.4 nut. (Another back-up nut that I'd failed to seat properly came out, unsurprisingly). The hold fell to the base of the route but fortunately no-one was around and my belayer was well out of harms way. I came to a stop holding onto the rock but hanging over the edge of an overhang below the slab I'd scraped down. Apart from superficial injuries I was ok, so I climbed back onto the slab, sorted out the ropes and finished the route, cautiously and with lots of protection.
Lessons
Only that I guess I might have been able to check the hold more carefully before pulling on it. There was other loose rock around, which was relatively easy to avoid, I think I just misjudged the solidity of this one.
Causes
Hold breaking
Anonymous?
No
Reported By
Partner
Wearing Helmets?
Yes
Rescue Services Involved?
None
Author
Ant Stephenson
22 April 2022 at 11:22:47
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