#Enchanted rock bouldering crack

Lowering accidents are common and often fatal. The climber broke six ribs and suffered multiple contusions, but was otherwise intact. A helicopter showed up soon after and transported the climber to a hospital in Austin. One of the guides and a first-year medical student assessed the climber as another guide ran to higher ground looking for cell-phone reception, then dialed the Enchanted Rock ranger station and requested a rescue. He wasnвЂ™t wearing a helmet.ДЄs the aghast belayer moved forward to start CPR, the climber gasped abruptly and began breathing and moaning. He fell 70 feet, careening off two boulders and a tree to land on his back in a little flat place among big rocks and uneven ground. He assumed that he was back on belay and unclipped from the anchor. He heard no confirmation, but thought he felt the rope tighten. He yelled, вЂњTake!вЂќ but received no response. The climber cleaned the anchor and rigged for lowering. The belayer verbally confirmed and disconnected the belay. When the climber reached the anchors, he clipped into the chains and yelled, вЂњOff belay.вЂќ He was to be the last on the climb so his belayer requested that he clean the anchor.

#Enchanted rock bouldering crack

Late in the day a climber from Austin (who has requested anonymity) tied in for a final toprope lap on Grass Crack (5.10a). On April 16 around 30 people, including nine from Austin and Houston, 15 Boy Scouts guided by a local guide service, and another small group of guided clients were all climbing there. Shaded by huge oaks, with a natural granite bench and housing three moderate, tall, clean cracks, the alcove can be a popular site for climbers to congregate. The Triple Cracks alcove at Enchanted Rock State Natural Area near Fredericksburg, Texas, is an open space not much bigger than a good-sized living room.