Incidents:Fall after rigging release

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Fall after rigging release
Date
Location [[[:Template:Fullurl:]] ]
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
Yes
Rappel problem
No
Insufficient gear
No
Gear failure
No

Summary

A canyoneer begins rappelling, but then the rigging appears to release causing him to fall.

Accounts

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Youtube comment indicates a broken ankle as a result of the 25' fall.

Analysis

Based on appearances from the video, it is likely that the rigger attempted to rig a clove hitch on a carabiner to make a biner block, but instead rigged a munter hitch. The Munter hitch held initially because one of the strands was pinched in just the right way, but then released when the rappeller changed the angle of pull.

There have been two posts on the Facebook group Southwestern Canyoneering regarding this incident; one on 2/7/2013 and one on 4/16/2014.

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