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The Australian Accident Register records details of accidents that happen in the Australian outdoors community. It covers bushwalking, climbing, canyoning, paddling, caving and other activities. Visit http://www.accidentregister.info for full details of the Register.
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ROCKCLIMBING 25 December 2008 - Lead fall/fractured ankle, Shipley
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ROCKCLIMBING 25 December 2008 - Lead fall/fractured ankle, Shipley
Upper cliff, Blue Mountains NSW
A female climber was leading a moderate sport climb near the south-
western end of the Shipley Upper cliff at Blackheath when she fell,
striking a ledge on the way. She was lowered to the ground and... more »
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SKIING 17 August 2008 – Avalanche Fatality, Blue Lake, Kosciusko NP, NSW
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SKIING 17 August 2008 – Avalanche Fatality, Blue Lake, Kosciusko NP,
NSW
A 22 year old man was killed in an avalanche while back country
skiing. The incident occurred north of The Grey Buttress on the
western side of the Blue Lake cirque when the victim walked onto a
cornice (carrying his skis) and it collapsed beneath him. It was about... more »
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ROCKCLIMBING (Bouldering) 24th April 2008 – Broken Foot, Kangaroo Point, QLD.
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ROCKCLIMBING (Bouldering) 24th April 2008 – Broken Foot, Kangaroo
Point, QLD.
A 25 year old male with 6 months experience was bouldering along the
base of the wall, ranging in height from 0.5 – 2.0 metres. The man is
described as relatively fit, and weighing around 65 Kg. The weather
was clear and sunny, with a planned duration of 2 hours bouldering.... more »
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CAVING 16th May 2008 – Entrapment and Rescue, Wombeyan Caves, NSW
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CAVING 16th May 2008 – Entrapment and Rescue, Wombeyan Caves, NSW
A 47-year-old man left his campsite at Wombeyan Caves on the Friday
afternoon; with the purpose of photographing some formations in the
Bouverie cave system.
He was alone, and had not notified anyone of his intentions. Friends... more »
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ROCK CLIMBING 24 February 2008 - Fall/ankle injury, Logan Brae. Blue Mountains, NSW
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ROCK CLIMBING 24 February 2008 - Fall/ankle injury, Logan Brae. Blue
Mountains, NSW
A 31 year old man with about four years' climbing experience fell
while leading the grade 23 climb Creep Show at Logan Brae climbing
area (on the Shipley Plateau near Blackheath). The fall occurred at
about 11am, the weather was clear at the time. He was near the fourth... more »
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CANYONING 25 February 2008 - Collapse/fatality, Empress Canyon. Blue Mountains, NSW
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CANYONING 25 February 2008 - Collapse/fatality, Empress Canyon. Blue
Mountains, NSW
A man aged in his 60s died after collapsing on the abseil rope on the
30m drop beside the falls at the end of Empress Canyon. The man was
visiting Australia from the USA and was part of a commercially guided
trip, the weather was fine. He was about 8m from the bottom when he... more »
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CANYONING 23 February 2008 - Broken Leg, Galah Canyon. Blue Mountains, NSW
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CANYONING 23 February 2008 - Broken Leg, Galah Canyon. Blue Mountains,
NSW
At about 1:30pm on Saturday 23rd February a female canyoner aged in
her mid 40s suffered a spiral fracture of the fibula (lower leg) on a
short down-climb just before the final abseil in Galah Canyon on the
Newnes Plateau. The woman had over 10 years canyoning experience and... more »
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CANYONING 6 December 2007 - Fatality, Claustral Canyon. Blue Mountains, NSW
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CANYONING 6 December 2007 - Fatality, Claustral Canyon. Blue
Mountains, NSW
On Thursday 6th December Ian Knapp, a 61 year old Sydney man with ten
years canyoning experience, died in Claustral Canyon. The victim and
another experienced canyoner in the group had completed this section
of the canyon without major incident at least ten times previously. On... more »
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