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* Accidents in North American Mountaineering 2012

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Every year, novice and experienced climbers are injured and killed by inadequate preparation and errors in judgment. Published annually since 1947, Accidents in North American Mountaineering details the year’s most significant and teachable accidents. For each incident, the AAC’s Safety Advisory Council analyzes what went wrong so you can avoid similar situations in the future.

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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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