Incidents:Backpack gear loop caught horn in Eaton

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Backpack gear loop caught horn in Eaton
Date 2017/01/04
Location Eaton Canyon
Severity No loss
Canyoneering-related
Yes
SAR involvement
No
Navigation problem
No
Swift water problem
No
Environmental problem
No
Communication problem
No
Planning problem
No
Skills problem
Yes
Body movement problem
No
Rigging problem
No
Rappel problem
No
Insufficient gear
No
Gear failure
No

Summary[edit]

In the penultimate rappel in Eaton, during the top slide in moderately high water, a canyoneer's backpack's gear loop (Rodcle bag), got caught on his rappel device's hyperhorn. This caused the canyoneer to rappel awkwardly, and with the device at a unusual angle into the pool below.

If this had happened with a worn device with sharp edges, this might have been a bigger problem.

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