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Activity
Trad rock climbing
When
Ascending
Injury
Serious injury requiring medical treatment, Minor injury
Incident
Gear (two cams) was placed in poor quality rock and ripped out during the fall. One cam was not placed well. The lead climber had not climbed at this crag before and had not climbed on gritstone in about a year.
Lessons
The main lessons are two: how to identify poor quality gritstone and improved knowledge of bomber cam placements.
Causes
Slip, trip or fall
Anonymous?
Yes
Reported By
Participant
Wearing Helmets?
Yes
Rescue Services Involved?
None
Author
18 May 2019 at 19:48:13
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