Incident:Pitch 5 - not enough rope in Yeah Baby Canyon 2024/06/10

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Incident:Pitch 5 - not enough rope in Yeah Baby Canyon 2024/06/10
Date 2024/06/10
Location Yeah Baby Canyon
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
No
Rigging problem
Yes
Rappel problem
No
Insufficient gear
No
Gear failure
No

Summary[edit]

Pitch 5 - yeah baby canyon. Fed a 50m rope through bolts (25m on ground each side). First abseiler went down and found not enough rope to reach ground, about 5 Meters too short. The abseiler had a spare rope in his backpack and rigged a rope transfer to get to ground safely. No injuries.

Note - Pitch 5 is closer to 30 meters

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