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Incident
- Incident category:
- BASE Fatality
- ID:
- BFL18
- Object:
- Earth
- Cause of death:
- Low pull
- Date:
- 23. 10. 1988
- Time:
- —
- Exit point:
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United States of America › California › Half Dome Yosemite
Other incidents at this location: BFL4
- Exit type:
- Vertical
Personal
- Name:
- Mitch Reno
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- American
- Age:
- —
- Experience:
- —
Equipment & Setup
- Canopy:
- —
- Canopy size:
- —
- Container:
- —
- Suit:
- Everyday Clothing worn › Slick
- Packing:
- Slider Up
- Deployment:
- BOC
Circumstances
- Weather:
- Sunny Winds light and variable
- Factors:
- Extracted Pilot Chute too late
Description
Mitch over-delayed and impacted the talus just as he is getting line stretch.
This is the second Yosemite Valley fatality with both being off Half Dome.
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