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Scenario Thread 13-Sep-2007 At 1:56:28 PM hipster

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Don't know about this lowering of an injured climber unaccompanied. If he/she is badly injured YOU MUST accompany them in a descent in a worst-case scenario.
For the worst-case scenario:
Tie them off securely where they fell
escape the belay and prussic down to them.
create an anchor system where they are, attach them to it using a load-releasing hitch and un-tie them from the climbing rope.
Back you prussic to the top belay and rap down (twice) to the injured climber.
Use an assisted abseil technique to descend with them- heaps safer to control the patient- you can't just lower your mate down the route - this may worsen his condition. Lowering them only works on a perfectly vertical wall. Learn the worst case scenario method.
Most rescue manuals will cover this scenario. It takes time and practice to comprehend how to do it sequentially and safely. Well done for asking, 99% of climbers would have no idea what to do, and a couple of extra bits of gear go a long way to solving most problems.