incident at Castleguard

Date
1st Apr 1974 approximate
Publication
ACA 1974 p. 13
Cave
Castleguard
State
Alberta
County
Unknown
Country
Canada
Category
Cave
Incident type
Caver fall
Group type
Other
Group size
Unknown
Aid type
Unknown
Source
Unknown
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Injured cavers

Name Age Sex Injuries Injured areas
Ewers, Ralph Not recorded Male Hairline ankle fracture Not recorded

Incident report

Over 20 highly experienced cavers spent several weeks making a documentary movie of the exploration of Castleguard Cave in Banff National Park. On the last day of the expedition, a member of the acting/filming team, Ralph Ewers, slipped while traversing the 4000-foot-long First Fissure. He sustained a hairline fracture of his ankle, but was able to get out of the cave without outside help.

Analysis: "The Fissure is tricky traversing and had been made muddier during 3 weeks of filming by the passage of hundreds (literally) of cavers. A number of people fell short distances - Ralph was unlucky to slip awkwardly and "turn" his ankle." (Shawcross)

References

  1. Report by Mike Shawcross.
  2. Shawcross, Mike and others. (1974) "The Castleguard Cave Movie." The Canadian Caver. Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 36-47.
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