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POPULAR REPORTS

* Analysis of the Fatalities on The Nose, October 2004. Posted 6-25-07

* Climber fall on Royal Arches with serious injuries, Nov 11, 2007. Report and photos.

* Climber fall on The Nose with serious injuries and hoist rescue, May 17, 2007. Report and photos.

* The two week search for Ottorrina "Terrina" Bonaventura, Aug 2007. Report and photos.

* "Must read" accident analysis from Accidents in North American Mountaineering (ANAM) provided by The American Alpine Club. Reports are available for 2001, 2002, & 2003

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Statistics: 1989 to 1999

This page last updated on 2/6/09

SELECTED RESCUES

From Accidents in North American Mountaineering (ANAM)
9-24-02 - 50-foot lead fall on aid - El Cap, Mescalito
This is a move-by-move examination of a big-wall trio's epic on the 20th pitch of Mescalito.

From Accidents in North American Mountaineering (ANAM)
9-15-02 - Head injury during top-rope traverse - Daff Dome
A brief report highlighting a hazard of inexperienced top-rope climing.

From Accidents in North American Mountaineering (ANAM)
7-12-02 - Double climber fatality - Middle Cathedral Rock
Investigation and analysis of double trad-climbing fatality that possibly involved catastrophic achor failure on the Direct North Buttress route.

From Accidents in North American Mountaineering (ANAM)
5-14-02 - Injury from pendulum lead fall - El Cap, The Nose
Detailed account of the conditions, decisions and gear placements that led an experienced team to call for help off El Cap.