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Araps accident 17th April 2014 20-Apr-2014 At 10:37:10 PM martym

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Hmm, surprised there's been no mention of this - I log into chockstone to find out if anyone's got more info than i do - apparently not?

Someone can help fill in the gaps:
My friends and I were on Eskimo Nell around 4pm on Thursday when we heard a girl scream. It sounded real, but we agreed it was probably kids playing pranks or something. Alas, when we got to the top we saw a few ambulances at the top of the pines.

Later our friends passed on third hand information:
A male climber was leading a 19 (~~perhaps Tanin?~~Lemington) in the Organ pipes when he took a factor 2 past his belayer landing apparently 15m down from her.
She weighed a lot less than him and ended up smashed into the wall - she was apparently clipped to a single bolt. Presumably she lost control of the belay when she impacted - but it was enough to slow him from doing serious injury (he was walking around the campsite the next day)
The belayer had a dislocated shoulder and had her arm in a sling on Friday.. she was also apparently planning on driving back to Adelaide - hope that worked out somehow.

I also heard from a disgruntled camper that, although a lot of people came to their immediate help; as they were carrying the injured persons down to the Ambos, several people either ignored requests for help or walked away...

Again this is by no means accurate - just what I heard.
Anyone know more?