Incident:Rockfall injures belayer in Abysmal Canyon 2017/08/24

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Incident:Rockfall injures belayer in Abysmal Canyon 2017/08/24
Date 2017/08/24
Location Abysmal 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
No
Body movement problem
No
Rigging problem
No
Rappel problem
No
Insufficient gear
No
Gear failure
No

Summary[edit]

Note: incident date is date reported, not date of occurrence. Date of occurrence is not provided (but unlikely after March).

Accounts[edit]

http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2017-5-september-october/survive/how-not-do-firemans-belay#1