Accidents In North American Mountaineering 2004

Provides summary accounts of mountaineering accidents reported in 2005, arranged by province and state, followed by statistical tables and a listing of mountain rescue units in North America.

This annual investigative handbook offers detailed reports on climbing accidents that occurred in the United States and Canada in 2004. Produced jointly by the Safety Committees of the American Alpine Club and the Alpine Club of Canada, Accidents in North American Mountaineering details what happened and analyzes what went wrong in each situation to give mountaineers the opportunity to learn from others' mistakes.

This book documents the year's most significant climbing accidents, and analyzes each one for valuable safety lessons. *Includes reports from climbers in the U.S. and Canada. *More illustrations and photographs throughout the book Every year, novice climbers and experts are injured or killed by inadequate preparation and errors in judgment. Since 1948, the American Alpine Club has been documenting the year's most significant and teachable climbing accidents, providing invaluable lessons to climbers. In Accidents' "Know the Ropes' section, Professional Mountain guides detail the best practices for snow climbing to avoid slips that all-too-quickly become dangerous accidents. "Know the Ropes' offers in-depth instruction and copious illustration to help prevent avoidable snow-climbing accidents.

Produced jointly by the Safety Committees of the American Alpine Club and the Alpine Club of Canada, Accidents in North American Mountaineering details what happened and analyzes what went wrong in each situation to give mountaineers the opportunity to learn from others' mistakes.