| Name | Age | Sex | Injuries | Injured areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosenfeld, John | 26 | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A group of three cavers were in Fisher Ridge to do a climb to a hole on the side of Don's Biggest Dome. Between Toothless and Midway one caver stepped on a ledge which collapsed, dropping him twelve to fifteen feet into a canyon. The caver suffered a cut palm and numerous scratches. The palm bandage was secured by cutting five holes in a zip-lock bag and wearing it under the glove of the cut hand. The caver, John Rosenfeld reports that he should not have been proceeding with his lamp in his hand at the time of the fall, in a stoopway with a canyon in the floor. He was also not wearing his glasses. On the entrance pit climb, one caver had a foot come out of a foot loop and in trying to correct the situation, he dropped a Teknalite, his only working light source at that point. He was thus left hanging by one Jumar, in the dark. Another rope was lowered with a loop tied in the end. This was put around the caver's chest and he eventually made it up with substantial hauling from above. This caver did not have his own vertical gear. When he had trouble with the borrowed vertical gear, quick action was necessary due to the subfreezing air blowing down the drop.
The caver, John Rosenfeld (26) reports that he should not have been proceeding with his lamp in his hand at the time of the fall, in a stoopway with a canyon in the floor. He was also not wearing his glasses.
Caver fell into a canyon due to ledge collapse and another caver was stranded in dark after dropping light; both were rescued.