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

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

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