Author: American Alpine Club
288 Pages, 978-1-933056-77-7
American Alpine Club 07/11/2012

Data and case studies on last year’s climbing accidents throughout the U.S and Canada, including narratives and analyses, American Alpine Club, Alpine Club of Canada

* Chronicle of climbing accidents in North America
* Tables that show demographic trends and causes of accidents
* Analyses that provide “lessons learned” without laying blame
* Listing of Mountain Rescue groups

 

The venerable Alpine Clubs of the U.S. and Canada work together to compile rock and alpine climbing accident descriptions from each year in hope that mountaineers will learn from them and recreate more safely as a result.