Accidents in North American Climbing 2021

by American Alpine Club, Dougald MacDonald (Editor)

Accidents in North American Climbing reports on the previous year's most significant and educational climbing accidents in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In each case, experts analyze what went wrong, helping climbers prevent or survive similar incidents in the future. Accidents in North American Climbing is a must-read for climbers of all abilities.The 2021 Accidents analyzes more than 100 rock climbing, ice climbing, and mountaineering incidents, with dozens of photographs and illustrations. New this year: a special section analyzing backcountry skiing and snowboarding avalanche incidents. The in-depth Know the Ropes section focuses on how to safely clean your quickdraws and other gear from steep climbs. Essentials stories and other sidebars teach critical climbing and first-aid skills.

Genres: Climbing

Kindle Edition

Published October 24, 2021

Reviews

[Rowan Davis]

Sobering to read, good reminder for how dangerous the mountains can be. Don’t skip safety checks and despite doing everything right everything can go wrong.

[Samuel Taggart]

Sobering as always

[Kiley]

Now with backcountry avalanche accident reports - even more valuable to multiport athletes.

[Taylor Douthit]

I’m surprised I stumbled upon this series on my own without having ever been recommended it. There is a wealth of information to be had in here for climbers.

[Beau Manglass]

Picked this up in a new/used bookstore on our trip to Alaska. This series was a great find, and a nice way to learn more climbing/mountaineering terminology.