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Leading rappeller falls unconscious. What to do? 19-Aug-2014 At 10:34:24 AM simey

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On 17/08/2014 Wendy wrote:
>Go back to your popcorn .... Nyree didn't go from toproping hammer to a
>replica of passport! I'm talking about the process of progression. And
>I reckon Passport has had a lot more free ascents than the number of people
>have needed to be rescued from falling unconscious on a rap rope on a friendly
>2 pitch rock route.

When Nyrie attempted Passport it had no free ascents! It was also quite a jump in grades from what she had climbed previously.

And talking about abseiling accidents... what were the exact circumstances of Paul Pritchard's accident on the Totem Pole?

Although the unconscious abseiler scenario is very unlikely, weird accidents do happen. Todd Skinner's death from his belay loop breaking whilst abseiling is a classic example of something you would never imagine happening.