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Slip at Eurobin Falls 24-May-2010 At 12:37:35 PM Casper

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No helmet, was swimming in the pools at the top of the falls at the time. Didn't see any sign about deaths but did walk over a downed fence, and past a 'slippery rocks' sign. So it's totally my fault.

In regards to helmets, 5 or so years ago I was whitewater paddling and fractured my skull whilst wearing a good quality paddling lid (sweet brand helmet). The helmet dispersed the shock over my whole skull, forcing it onto the spine, where the top of the spine fractured the base of my skull. The helmet was designed to do that (disperse the impact). Impact was on upper right forward part of skull, while fracture was at lower left back part of skull.

From what I understand, climbing helmets are more designed to absorb impacts from falling objects rather than actually falling? I can't imagine my petzl climbing helmet doing much for me in this case - I fractured the front of my skull at the forehead, above my right eye.