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Editorial. By John E. (Jed Williamson)
Know the Ropes: Rappelling. By Ross Hess. Graphics by Rick Weber
Accidents and Analyses
ALASKA:
Ice avalanche: Alaska, Denali National Park, Moose’s Tooth, Root Canal Glacier
Avalanche – Fall on snow: Alaska, Denali National Park, Mount Frances
Fall on snow – Failure to clip in to fixed rope: Alaska, Mount McKinley, Denali Pass
Altitude illness, exhaustion, climbing alone – Separated from party: Alaska, Mount McKinley, Denali Pass
Illness – Cardiac difficulties: Alaska, Mount McKinley, West Buttress
Cardiac arrest: Alaska, Mount McKinley, West Buttress
Fall on snow, climbing alone in severe weather conditions: Alaska, Mount McKinley, West Buttress
HAPE/HACE, failure to descend: Alaska, Mount McKinley, Browne Tower
Plus many more reports from: Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Kentucky, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming.
Statistical Tables: Mountaineering accidents through the decades.
Mountain Rescue Association Officers
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