T-wall injury

Regarding the woman that fell out at T-wall on Sunday, Jan 27th, my best wishes and prayers are there for her and her recovery. It was my understanding that she whipped most or all of her pieces out of a climb called Blood on the Rocks and decked from 30 or so feet. Her extensive injuries required the assistance and care of medics and volunteer rescue. There were 23 people helping at the scene. Kudo's for all that lended a hand. The climb in the guide books quotes "bomber gear and good moves". Does anyone have precise knowledge of what really happend? I think it is important to know what went wrong so we can learn from them and hopefully prevent any accidents. Please be attentive!!!

Amy -- I started a thread here in the Injuries and Accidents forum on this accident, based on what I read on the SCC web site. Any details you can add in that thread as an eyewitness would be great. I'm sorry she was hurt but glad she survived.

I'm like you, I like to know what causes these accidents so I can maybe learn from it. Hopefully we'll get information from someone who was watching the woman lead the climb and have a better idea of what happened.

JL

PS -- I'm glad it wasn't you, I was worried!

This climb has seen several groundfalls. The crux is extra stout. The gear is bomber if you place it right. I can see how someone could blow it on this climb however. This is not an intro 10

Hey this is Jesse's boyfriend and climbing partner. We both wanted to send out a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone, especially the three doctors out trying to get away from thier jobs. I'm so sorry we had to take away a beautiful sunday afternoon from everyone.
She took a ground fall from that first roof, about 30ft. She had took a whip on a BD C3 #1 and it held fine as far as her, my friend and I could tell. She went and gave it another go and this time it did not hold. It did slow her down and she landed on her ass/back/arm. She is doing great, up, and about with the help of a walker. She did break her pelvis, wrist, and her C2 vertebrate. Luckily there was NO nerve damage. The doctors are amazed at her. We are all in good spirits and can't wait till the next time we can go climbing... safely.

Glad to hear that she's in good spirits! This should reinforce for all of us the old rule about checking on your gear after a fall. Falls do move gear and can weaken their position. Also, one of my favorite rules is to keep two pieces between myself and the ground. Of course, the way I sew things up it is generally a lot more than two!