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Activity
Winter climbing
When
Ascending
Injury
Minor injury
Incident
On Monday 8th December I was leading the final pitch of “Honeypot” IV/6 on the Mess o Pottage buttress in Coire an t-Sneachda (Scottish Highlands) when I took a fall. I inverted (backwards) and took a 10/15 meter fall. The back of my Petzl Sirocco helmet took the brunt of the impact. I suspect the fall was caused when I was attempting to untangle sprung leashes.
After returning to the hut in the evening I noticed significant damage to the rear of the helmet.
Lessons
Keep sprung leashes untangled at all times.
Causes
Slip, trip or fall
Anonymous?
No
Reported By
Participant
Wearing Helmets?
Yes
Rescue Services Involved?
none
Author
Piers Harley
14 December 2021 at 08:27:04
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