Incident:Badly torn calf muscle in Little Santa Anita Canyon 2021/10/03

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Incident:Badly torn calf muscle in Little Santa Anita Canyon 2021/10/03
Date 2021/10/03
Location Little Santa Anita Canyon
Severity Injury
Canyoneering-related Yes
SAR involvement No
Navigation problem No
Environmental problem No
Communication problem No
Planning problem No
Skills problem Yes
Body movement problem No
Rigging problem No
Rappel problem No
Insufficient gear No
Gear failure No

Summary

Tried to avoid rappelling into a very yucky looking pool of stagnant water below R5. Went too far from the fall line, ended up swinging back and had to catch impact from swinging into 6 ft deep chimney with just one leg. Ended up limping though the rest of the canyon.

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