No injured cavers recorded.
On July 29, Tim Holland and a companion were exploring in one of the caves on Cave Ridge above Snoqualomie Pass in Washington. In exiting the cave Holland was leading. As he was chimneying up a narrow, 20-foot shaft with loose, rotten rock, he began having light problems. His companion started to climb up to help when a "sizable" rock was dislodged above. The rock fell about 10 feet hitting the lower caver on the hand, badly fracturing a finger. It was not far to the entrance but the victim had to ascend a 25-foot roped pitch one-handed and then negotiate a very tight semi-vertical crevice. The finger was injured further during the exit.
Two rules to live by - don't move about below someone climbing and don't knock rocks down if someone is forced to move about below.
D.C. Speleograph Sept78 p21.
This record was last updated on 29th Apr 2024 at 18:08 UTC.