incident at Fern Cave

Date
1st Jul 1983 approximate
Publication
ACA 1983 p. 357
Cave
Fern Cave
State
Alabama
County
Unknown
Country
United States of America
Category
Cave
Incident type
Equipment problems
Group type
Unknown
Group size
Unknown
Aid type
Unknown
Source
Unknown
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Injured cavers

No injured cavers recorded.

Incident report

Falling material knocked the helmet and glasses off a descending caver in Surprise Pit. When on ascent, a foot Gibbs came off the foot and slid down the rope-the climb was completed with the other two ascenders of the caver's system.

Summary

A descending caver in Fern Cave had their helmet and glasses knocked off by falling material, and later had a foot Gibbs slip off during ascent but completed the climb using the remaining ascenders.

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