Incident:disabling injury in Hades Canyon 2017/04/13
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| Incident:disabling injury in Hades Canyon 2017/04/13 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2017/04/13 |
| Location | Hades Canyon |
| Severity | Injury |
| Canyoneering-related | Yes
|
| SAR involvement | Yes
|
| 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 | Yes
|
| Insufficient gear | No
|
| Gear failure | No
|
Summary[edit]
Great summary from Tom Jones here: http://web.archive.org/web/20240229153613/http://canyoncollective.com/threads/fall-and-injury-in-hades-cyn-death-valley-april-2017.24614/ Picked up from news report here: https://www.ktvz.com/news/fallen-injured-sisters-fire-captain-rescued-in-death-valley/454189413
Accounts[edit]
Good description of planning and precautions taken, decisions made and outcome of a disabling injury (unspecified in article) in a canyon. Describes an unplanned bivy and split-party rescue callout.