Mark,
Good points and it shows that even a very experienced caver can sometimes make
a mistake and mistakes can be very costly. Dirk was on the team that performed
the world record rappel off of Mt. Thor in Baffin Island (4,000+ feet) and I
would bet has done numerous multi-drop pull down
Mark,
Good points and it shows that even a very experienced caver can sometimes make
a mistake and mistakes can be very costly. Dirk was on the team that performed
the world record rappel off of Mt. Thor in Baffin Island (4,000+ feet) and I
would bet has done numerous multi-drop pull down
Mark,
Good points and it shows that even a very experienced caver can sometimes make
a mistake and mistakes can be very costly. Dirk was on the team that performed
the world record rappel off of Mt. Thor in Baffin Island (4,000+ feet) and I
would bet has done numerous multi-drop pull down
It has been suggested that the accident happened because
they had rigged the pull-down with a stopper knot and the guy rigged
into the wrong side of the knot. In that case it wouldn't have
mattered whether or not there was a knot at the end of the short side
(if there was a short
It has been suggested that the accident happened because
they had rigged the pull-down with a stopper knot and the guy rigged
into the wrong side of the knot. In that case it wouldn't have
mattered whether or not there was a knot at the end of the short side
(if there was a short
It has been suggested that the accident happened because
they had rigged the pull-down with a stopper knot and the guy rigged
into the wrong side of the knot. In that case it wouldn't have
mattered whether or not there was a knot at the end of the short side
(if there was a short
I can't believe this keeps happening! There have been
several accidents of this nature. Why in the world wouldn't an
experienced caver have put a knot at the bottom of a rope that is too
short and that could potentially be confused for the correct
one? And why wasn't he looking
Mark,
I just heard they got him out of the cave. Not sure of the cause of the
accident but Sinking Cove Cave is a classic multi-drop pull down trip. Mostly
short drops with a nice exit into a truck passage in the bottom of the cave.
The Boulder entrance is the one that he entered and
--Original Message-From: Mark Minton Sent: May 30, 2011 8:49 PMTo: Texascavers@texascavers.comSubject: Re: [Texascavers] Deep cave rescue happening now in eastern Tennessee multi-drop cave I can't believe this keeps happening! There have been several accidents of this nature. Why in
I can't believe this keeps happening! There have been
several accidents of this nature. Why in the world wouldn't an
experienced caver have put a knot at the bottom of a rope that is too
short and that could potentially be confused for the correct
one? And why wasn't he looking
Mark,
I just heard they got him out of the cave. Not sure of the cause of the
accident but Sinking Cove Cave is a classic multi-drop pull down trip. Mostly
short drops with a nice exit into a truck passage in the bottom of the cave.
The Boulder entrance is the one that he entered and
--Original Message-From: Mark Minton Sent: May 30, 2011 8:49 PMTo: Texascavers@texascavers.comSubject: Re: [Texascavers] Deep cave rescue happening now in eastern Tennessee multi-drop cave I can't believe this keeps happening! There have been several accidents of this nature. Why in
I can't believe this keeps happening! There have been
several accidents of this nature. Why in the world wouldn't an
experienced caver have put a knot at the bottom of a rope that is too
short and that could potentially be confused for the correct
one? And why wasn't he looking
Mark,
I just heard they got him out of the cave. Not sure of the cause of the
accident but Sinking Cove Cave is a classic multi-drop pull down trip. Mostly
short drops with a nice exit into a truck passage in the bottom of the cave.
The Boulder entrance is the one that he entered and
--Original Message-From: Mark Minton Sent: May 30, 2011 8:49 PMTo: Texascavers@texascavers.comSubject: Re: [Texascavers] Deep cave rescue happening now in eastern Tennessee multi-drop cave I can't believe this keeps happening! There have been several accidents of this nature. Why in
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