FALL ON ROCK, INADEQUATE PROTECTION, NO HARD HAT, INEX ...
FALL ON ROCK, INADEQUATE PROTECTION, NO HARD HAT, INEX PERIENCE Ontario, Bon Echo Provincial Park At 1230 on May 30, 1987, Francis F. w as leading a C lass 5.6 route on the cliffs at Bon Echo above M azinaw Lake. He lost his grip, and fell about ten m eters until a pin caught him. He had placed a #3 Rock higher up, but it pulled out. The im pact of the fall forced him into the face o f the cliff, resulting in a broken vertebra in his neck, a cut on the right side o f his head, and scratches on his legs and arms. The belayer held the fall, and w as able to low er the clim ber dow n . He then applied appropriate first aid to prevent further injury. (Source: E. Buck, Superintendent, Bon Echo Provincial Park, and Lahav W olach, A CC , Toronto Section)
Analysis On this route there is a band o f crum bly rock w hich requires extra protection. Since this w as the clim b er’s first tim e in the area and he w as unfam iliar w ith the rock, it w ould have been m ore prudent to choose a low er grade clim b to begin with. This was his first lead at Bon Echo, and he felt he may have been o ff route. No hard hat was w orn. (Source: Lahav W olach, A CC , Toronto Section)
Analysis On this route there is a band o f crum bly rock w hich requires extra protection. Since this w as the clim b er’s first tim e in the area and he w as unfam iliar w ith the rock, it w ould have been m ore prudent to choose a low er grade clim b to begin with. This was his first lead at Bon Echo, and he felt he may have been o ff route. No hard hat was w orn. (Source: Lahav W olach, A CC , Toronto Section)
