Every year, we publish several accidents involving rockfall. What makes a few of these accidents so scary is the fact that several climbers have experienced this kind of accident just standing at the base of a crag. In this video, Pete Takeda, Editor of Accidents in North American Climbing, gives some tips to avoid causing rockfall while climbing and avoid being hit while at the base of the crag. The Prescription is the monthly newsletter of Accidents in North American Climbing. Read the May Pre

Under some circumstances, quickdraws can unclip themselves. Editor of Accidents in North American Climbing, Pete Takeda, and IMGA/AMGA Guide Jason Antin, are back to show you that clipping bolts isn’t always as simple as it seems. Dive in to get the accident analysis informing these takeaways, and some quick tips on how to mitigate risk when clipping bolt hangers. The Prescription is the monthly newsletter of Accidents in North American Climbing. You can read the November edition at ---> https:/

Every year, we get multiple free solo accidents. In recent years, the Flatirons above Boulder, Colorado, saw three fatalities, two within two days. A search of the Accidents publications database reveals 33 accident reports and eleven deaths in the Flatirons since the 1950s. Many of these are the result of unroped climbing. The Editor of Accidents in North American Climbing, Pete Takeda, walks us through why free soloing or scrambling accidents are so prevalent in this area and the causes. The P