Climbing Safety

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Spotter climbing refers to the practice in which a trained partner, called a spotter, observes, guides, and protects a climber or trainee during movement on a wall, boulder, or...

Mountaineering History & Analysis

In late April and early May 1986, a group of American and Canadian climbers on Oregon’s Mt. Hood became trapped by a rapidly closing weather window, leading to a high-altitude...

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The phrase Alex free solo death refers to a specific climbing incident in which a climber known as Alex fell during a free solo attempt, resulting in fatal injuries. Free solo c...

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Rock climbing carries inherent risks, and climbing fatalities occur across the sport, from sport and trad to bouldering and alpine walls. These deaths often involve falls, rockf...

climbing-safety

Rock climber deaths are relatively rare given global participation, but they attract attention because climbing is both visually dramatic and perceived as high risk. This explai...

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Washington climbing accidents occur across varied terrain, from crags in the Cascades and coastal bluffs to gym walls, and understanding the patterns behind these incidents can...

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Climbers most often die from objective hazards, ground falls early in training, leader fall and misadventure on multi-pitch routes, and medical events on sustained or remote obj...

Safety and Risk Management

To push off a cliff is to cause or allow a person or object to fall from a steep escarpment, often resulting in a significant fall onto rocks, water, or terrain below. This acti...

sports

Climbers are rescued when they cannot safely descend or move to shelter due to injury, illness, weather, or getting lost. This overview explains the common causes, prevention st...

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Rock deaths refer to fatalities that occur in environments where rocks, cliffs, and slopes are present, including mountains, canyons, coastal formations, and quarries. These dea...