Incident:Blown knot chock - near miss in Jacob's Ladder 2022/04/14

Incident:Blown knot chock - near miss in Jacob's Ladder 2022/04/14
Date	2022/04/14
Location	Jacob's_Ladder
Severity	No loss
Canyoneering-related	Yes
SAR involvement	No
Navigation problem	No
Swift water problem
Environmental problem	No
Communication problem	No
Planning problem	No
Skills problem	No
Body movement problem	Yes
Rigging problem	Yes
Rappel problem	No
Insufficient gear	No
Gear failure	Yes

Summary

Rappeller slipped and shock loaded knot chock (found anchor) on R2, pulling the anchor out completely. Fortunately, this marginal anchor was backed up by an experienced team member as a meat anchor and the rappeller was not harmed.

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Incident:Blown knot chock - near miss in Jacob's Ladder 2022/04/14

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