Climbing Instructor Dies After Falling 60 Feet in Freak Accident
On 6/3/21 at 12:02 PM EDT
English climbing instructor Sam Pilcher died in the hospital on May 30 after suffering what his employer characterized as a tragic freak accident on social media.
In the early afternoon on May 27, Pilcher was in the process of ascending Quayfoot Buttress in the parish of Borrowdale with a friend when he apparently lost his footing and plummeted approximately 60 feet from a sheer crag, according to
The Yorkshire Post. While Pilcher was wearing a helmet at the time, he still managed to sustain a very serious injury. Had he landed a mere 20 millimeters lower, his boss, Lou Osborn, told the
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A CLIMBING instructor has died following a ‘freak’ accident at Quayfoot Buttress in Borrowdale. Kong Adventure Keswick confirmed today that one of its instructors Sam Pilcher had died following the incident on May 27. Mr Pilcher had been climbing with a friend when he fell sustaining ‘very serious injuries’, according to Keswick Mountain Rescue Team who assisted with the rescue. After receiving initial treatment on scene he was taken by air ambulance to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle. Mr Pilcher had recently joined Ambleside and Langdale Mountain Rescue Team. In a post Kong Adventure Keswick said: “It is with great sorrow that we share the news that one of our instructors lost his life last week.