Incident:Unintended slide ~40' in Jump Trip (Lower) 2020/05/30

Incident:Unintended slide ~40' 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	Yes
Environmental problem	No
Communication problem	Yes
Planning problem	No
Skills problem	No
Body movement problem	Yes
Rigging problem	No
Rappel problem	No
Insufficient gear	No
Gear failure	No

Summary

Canyoneer swam a recirculating pothole in section above the "Washing Machine" and exited DCL, where simpler exit possible. Canyoneer then faced wide, slick flow, necessary to cross to DCR to continue down canyon. Other party members readied a throw bag, but canyoneer started crossing before throw bag was deployed to canyoneer. Canyoneer slipped and bag was tossed down after but missed short. Canyoneer aligned themself to slide into large pothole, arrived uninjured.

Canyoneer could have gotten back into pothole and exited DCR (avoiding the slick slope crossing) or waited for throw bag in hand to slide/swing across on a controlled path.

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Incident:Unintended slide ~40' in Jump Trip (Lower) 2020/05/30

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