ACC National
Alpine Club of Canada Edmonton Section
Accident Reports Sorted By:
Index Location Province Cause Park Type Year Links
ACC National

ACC Edmonton

ACC Sections

American Alpine Club

ACMG

ANAM Statistics

Avalanche Ass.

Bivouac.com

Can. Geographical Names

Can. Topo Maps

Can. Weather

Parks Canada

Peakfinder.com

SAR Secretariat

UIAA

Accidents Sorted By Cause
ALTITUDE SICKNESS (5)

ANCHOR FAILURE (38)

AVALANCHE (195)

BAD LUCK (14)

CORNICE COLLAPSE (26)

DARKNESS (86)

DEHYDRATION (25)

EQUIPMENT FAILURE (26)

EXCEEDING ABILITIES (53)

FALL IN CREVASSE (55)

FALL INTO WATER (43)

FALL ON ICE (64)

FALL ON ROCK (198)

FALL WHILE SKIING OR SNOWBOARDING (2)

FATIGUE (47)

FROSTBITE (20)

HASTE (19)

HEAT STROKE & EXHAUSTION (6)

HEAVY PACK (12)

HYPOTHERMIA (61)

ICE FALL (21)

ILLNESS / PRE-EXISTING INJURY (50)

INADEQUATE ANCHOR (8)

INADEQUATE BELAY (26)

INADEQUATE EQUIPMENT / CLOTHING (173)

INADEQUATE PREPARATION (6)

INADEQUATE PROTECTION (74)

INADEQUATE RESEARCH (31)

INATTENTION / CARELESSNESS (45)

INCORRECT SET-UP (21)

INCORRECT TECHNIQUE (12)

INCORRECT USE OF EQUIPMENT (14)

INEXPERIENCE (141)

KNOT FAILURE (3)

LATE START (12)

LIGHTNING (6)

LOOSE ROCK / HOLD FAILURE (78)

LOSS OF CONTROL (11)

LOST EQUIPMENT / SUPPLIES (23)

NO HEADLAMP (42)

NO HELMET (48)

NO PROTECTION (21)

NO PRUSSIK / BACKUP (10)

OFF ROUTE (61)

OVERDUE (182)

PARTY SEPARATED (66)

PETS (20)

POOR COMMUNICATION (18)

POOR CONDITIONS (75)

POOR JUDGEMENT (51)

POOR POSITION (26)

POOR ROPE HANDLING (2)

POOR ROUTE SELECTION (30)

PROTECTION FAILURE (62)

RAPPEL ERROR (25)

ROCK FALL (61)

ROPE PARTED (11)

ROUTEFINDING DIFFICULTIES (158)

SINGLE POINT ANCHOR (28)

SKI OR FALL INTO OBJECT (5)

SLIP ON ICE (23)

SLIP ON ROCK (71)

SLIP ON SNOW (81)

SLIP TRIP OR FALL (103)

SOLO CLIMBING (66)

SOLO TRAVEL (54)

STRANDED (123)

UNABLE TO SELF-ARREST (71)

UNKNOWN (94)

UNROPED (124)

WEATHER (106)

WILDLIFE ENCOUNTER (23)


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