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Date of Incident

05/03/2019

Country

England

Area

Climbing Wall

Route

Activity

Indoor climbing

When

Injury

No injury

Incident

Lead cimber fell while clipping 2nd to last bolt (?5th bolt) - nearly hit the floor and skimmed my head - I was sat at base of climb putting boots on

Lessons

Belated stood too far out and pulled in, risk while clipping above head, don't sit at base of routes!!

Causes

Belaying failure or error

Anonymous?

No

Reported By

Observer

Wearing Helmets?

Rescue Services Involved?

Author

Jo Mitchell

13 May 2019 at 14:53:53

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