Firefighter dies in rappelling accident on Camelback
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Happened upon this today, sounds awful. Now with two deaths. Took a peek on MP to see if there was more info, but didn't find anything I'll be happy to remove if something has already been started. |
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A local tv news station did a bio on the firefighter. All they reported about the accident was that the rope snapped. |
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Anchor failure? It was also reported as a rappelling accident. How do three people fall at once? |
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If the anchor fails, everyone falls. Doesn't matter if they were doing a stacked rappel or if two of them were just clipped in to the masterpoint. |
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Curious indeed as to what will turn up with the investigation. I asked an pseudo-inside source, so far no definitive answer yet. The guy was experienced, the news reports were correct about that. |
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My condolences and respect go out to the families who have to endure the loss of their loved ones. Tragic indeed. |
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I cannot think of any place in that area that you would have multiple people attached to the same anchor nor are there any sequenced rappels. The headwall is about 40ft and has a class 4 climb along with some easy class 5s (5.0, 5.1 if I remember correctly). They could have been free climbing this area to reach the praying monk. If the top person slips, they could easily knock others off. |