Incident:Jump w/ rope captured in Jump Trip (Lower) 2020/05/30

Incident:Jump w/ rope captured in Jump Trip (Lower) 2020/05/30
Date	2020/05/30
Location	Jump Trip (Lower)
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	Yes
Body movement problem	Yes
Rigging problem	No
Rappel problem	No
Insufficient gear	No
Gear failure	No

Summary

Above Slick Jump (just below Big Kahuna) a handline was rigged thru two bolts DCL (tied into lower anchor, run doubled thru higher bolt for retrieval from below). Canyoneer used handline to access Slick Jump ledge, having clipped in with tether. Canyoneer unclipped and reclipped tether to harness but caught rope between tether and body. Canyoneer then jumped and pulled rope bag along and was pulled short of intended trajectory.

Fortunately jump did not involve a small target area and rope was long enough to deploy without stopping canyoneer mid-jump. Either of these conditions would have resulted in injury.

Caution should be used with managing (clipping/unclipping) tethers and ropes, even in environments demanding extra caution such as slippery ledges.

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Incident:Jump w/ rope captured in Jump Trip (Lower) 2020/05/30

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