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Date of Incident

05/05/2019

Country

England

Route

Activity

Trad rock climbing

When

Ascending

Injury

No injury

Incident

Just started leading E2 and was very excited to give this a go, though I was fairly apprehensive because I didn't quite feel ready for it. I lead up to the low crux and slipped - unfortunately my gear popped and I fell, caught my leg in the rope and inverted. A nut held the fall but the rope stretch allowed my head to hit the floor, though not very hard. It was pretty sketchy.

Lessons

Don't let ego in to climbing. Only climb something if you are ready to do it. Also, wear a damn helmet! This could have been fairly serious were I not wearing one.

Causes

Slip, trip or fall, Equipment failure

Anonymous?

Yes

Reported By

Participant

Wearing Helmets?

Yes

Rescue Services Involved?

Author

11 February 2020 at 16:20:01

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