First Accident!!!!!!

[skyhuck]

Hope the lads OK.

 

He will really learn from this harsh lesson, as will those who witnessed it, silver lining and all that.

 

I trust the Risk Assessment and Method Statement were in order

Edited March 12, 2009 by skyhuck

[Parker]

Ohh not good! Hope he is ok !

[The Tree Hunter]

It was the first time i've climbed with the lad today, others say he's quite competent usually, not nice to see happen though and worse have happen to you.............i was amazed at how quick people descended on the field........nearly beat the chopper!!!!!!

[sanny]

hope hes ok mate a had the same happen to me at college a lassie from bristol that was on the course fell 25 ft and broke her elbow lucky thats all she broke turned out she had roped in to a small branch and it broke.

makes you think and double check your gear and position

[Tom D]

Bad news, I hope he's ok. Which colledge are you at?

[Mesterh]

Hope he is allright.

 

 

Same thing happened at our college, practice was to use both ends of rope, on change over he managed to clip into wrong end or something, straight out of the tree onto the deck!

Minor injuries iirc back climbing a few weeks later. Lets hope its the same for this fella.

 

They changed practices then and used a side strop instead.

[The Tree Hunter]

Bad news, I hope he's ok. Which colledge are you at?

 

Kirkley Hall mate in northumberland.

[Stephen Blair]

not good, hope he gets well soon.

[Grimpeur]

A side strop is much better imo, I've worked with some who use just one end and no side strop, just cling on with arms or legs at changeovers, scary. Hope he's OK.

[Tree Man Tom]

Hope hes alryt, and i wish him a speedy recovery.