incident at Polygamy's End Cave

Date
7th Sep 1985
Publication
ACA 1984-1985 p. 408
Cave
Polygamy's End Cave
State
Utah
County
Unknown
Country
United States of America
Category
Cave
Incident type
Equipment problems
Group type
Unknown
Group size
4
Aid type
Unknown
Source
Unknown
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Injured cavers

Name Age Sex Injuries Injured areas
Cassidy, Jean Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded

Incident report

Four cavers bottomed this cave as practice for a trip to Neff's Canyon. On the way out, one caver was on the first and longest drop when she noticed the strap for the foot Gibbs of her 3-Gibbs rope-walker setup was coming undone. The rig was new for that trip and was poorly adjusted; the knee ascender wasn't pulling up smoothly and the shoulder ascender was too loose, requiring the use of her arms to remain upright. At one point, while checking her foot Gibbs, she nearly went upside-down. Two were already up that drop and aided her ascent by pulling on the rope. The rig was adjusted and she proceeded out without serious problems. Rockfall was experienced on other drops. As she says, "Test your equipment before using it in a cave."

Summary

Equipment failure on rope during ascent lead to difficulties for a caver, yet ended without serious problems.

References

  1. Jean Cassidy "Sweating, Shivering in Polygamy's End" Wasatch Grotto News Autumn 1985, p 20
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