Incident Report #4 1976

A 20 year old man from London fell about 100 ft. while leading a pitch on Raven Crag, Langdale. He sustained serious multiple head and internal injuries.Carried down the fell on a stretcher and then by ambulance to Lancaster Royal Infirmary.
Footnote: The rock was "greasy" and wet. The facts attained at the time were little or no knowledge of rock climbing, no helmet worn, ordinary fell boots.

Incident Type
Unique Incident ID
190