incident at Grueling Cave

Date
1st Jul 1983 approximate
Publication
ACA 1983 p. 357
Cave
Grueling Cave
State
British Columbia
County
Unknown
Country
Canada
Category
Cave
Incident type
Equipment problems
Group type
Unknown
Group size
Unknown
Aid type
Unknown
Source
Unknown
Incident flags
 

Injured cavers

No injured cavers recorded.

Incident report

On a climb using SRT, a chest harness tore apart during the struggle over the lip. The harness was an unusual design but obviously was sewn with weak thread.

Summary

Chest harness tore during SRT due to being sewn with weak thread.

References

  1. Speleograph Aug, 1983 p 72
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