Photo: Supplied via NZ HeraldAn American woman descending a 120m rock face would likely not have fatally fallen if she had used her own equipment and not relied on a rope that was already attached to the rock. Worrell had sufficient equipment to setup her own safety line, but had chosen to clip into the existing webbing, which she may have done to save time, the coroner's report says. Robb said that after Graham had called emergency services, he noticed the "heavily weathered" fixed nylon webbing she was clipped to had snapped. That webbing was already attached to the rock, having been left behind by previous users. "It is best not to rely on existing equipment that you don't know the history or quality of."

Source: Otago Daily Times October 14, 2020 20:37 UTC