Chance, Risk and Accidents in 2008/09/10
Sunday, June 29th, 2008 Posted in Accidents | 2 Comments »What a mess; what a can-of-worms, traditional climbers must be feeling pretty sick about the whole debacle of the pro-bolting scene now being sponsored by the British Mountaineering Council: http://www.safercliffs.org/code/photos.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news,7175241/British-woman-killed-in-Pyrenees-avalanche.html along with her Spanish companion (February, 2010) they were ...
Five Die on Grand Paradiso (15 May 2008)
Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in Accidents | No Comments »April 30th, 2008: Five French mountain clients, Bruno Paladini, Colomb Christian, Sophie Chourtier, Christophe Gandon and Brisset Francois were killed in an all consuming avalanche on the Grand Paradiso in Italy. All consuming, well their UIAGM guide survived.
Six Swiss Soldiers Killed Avalanched (15 May 2008)
Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in Accidents | 1 Comment »In July, 2007, 14 Swiss soldiers were taken on an ascent of the Jungfrau by their UIAGM guides. In the ensuing avalanche, six of the soldiers were killed. Their guides face a criminal enquiry. This avoidable tragedy mirrors, to a ...
Fatal Accident to British Soldier (2 Aug 2005)
Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in Accidents | No Comments »Using conflicting reports, apparently a British soldier, on an adventure course, was killed when a serac (wall of ice) partially collapsed on the Mont Blanc du Tacul. Five other soldiers escaped serious injury. Military, alpine adventure courses have for some ...
Switzerland Canyoning Disaster (29 Dec 2004)
Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in Accidents | No Comments »Adventure sports in the Alps were brash and cocky until July 27, 1999. On that tragic day, a group of young tourists, led by gung-ho mountain guides, who ignored warning of an impending storm (nothing new there then). They were ...
Experience is “Key” – Tragedy in the Sierra Nevada (11 Oct 2004)
Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in Accidents | No Comments »A warning that these hills are not benign as it sometimes seems, especially in the spring, came on 5th/6th May when there were 3 deaths, 1 comotase victim and 6 injured in varying states of hypothermia. All in one incident! The ...
14 July, 2003 – 6 Dead (26 Jul 2003)
Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in Accidents | No Comments »According to several news media, a group of 11 climbers and their UIAGM guide were caught in a massive ice avalanche at the Junction of the Grand Mulet and the Upper Bossons Glaciers. Six if the group died. The Junction, ...
Lifeline (26 May 2003)
Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in Accidents | No Comments »In the spring of 1999, Peter Terbush and Kerry Pyle were enjoying a little mountain climbing on Glacier Point in the Yosemite National Park. It was a beutiful sunny Sunday evening. Peter, a student at Western State College in Colorado, ...
Helicopter Rescue (30 Sep 2003)
Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in Accidents | No Comments »On the afternoon of Thu, 6 March, 2003, a helicopter rescue took place high on the right flank of Sierra Toix West at Calpe, Spain. A climber, part of a 'services climbing course' received head injuries from falling rock(s) (it ...
Finally, The Book… (5 Feb 2003)
Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in Accidents | No Comments »On the 13 Sept, 2002, Lynda Woodroffe wrote in responce to my answering e-mail: "You did not cause me discomfort at all - please do not aòlogise. Any discomfort is due to the loss and the cause of it. I ...