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1 STATISTICAL TABLES TABLE I REPORTED CLIMBING ACCIDENTS Year Accidents Reported Injured Fatalities USA CAN USA CAN USA CAN USA CAN n/a 22 n/a 11 n/a 3 n/a n/a 35 n/a 17 n/a 13 n/a n/a 27 n/a 12 n/a 12 n/a n/a 41 n/a 31 n/a 8 n/a n/a 39 n/a 28 n/a 6 n/a n/a 72 n/a 54 n/a 13 n/a n/a 53 n/a 28 n/a 18 n/a n/a 39 n/a 23 n/a 11 n/a

2 STATISTICAL TABLES / 123 Year Accidents Reported Injured Fatalities USA CAN USA CAN USA CAN USA CAN n/a 227 n/a 89 n/a 21 n/a n/a 211 n/a 95 n/a 15 n/a n/a 203 n/a 96 n/a 19 n/a n/a 240 n/a 112 n/a 23 n/a n/a 389 n/a 151 n/a 34 n/a n/a 348 n/a 109 n/a 29 n/a TOTAL: 7, ,548 2,082 6, ,

3 124 / ACCIDENTS 2015 TABLE II ACCIDENTS BY LOCATION Geographical Districts Accidents Deaths Accidents Deaths Canada* Alberta British Columbia Yukon Territory New Brunswick n/a n/a n/a Ontario Quebec n/a n/a n/a East Arctic n/a n/a n/a West Arctic n/a n/a n/a Practice Cliffs n/a n/a n/a United States Alaska Arizona, Nevada, Texas Atlantic North Atlantic South California Central Colorado Montana, Idaho, South Dakota Oregon Utah, New Mex Washington Wyoming *No data from ; includes new data from Accident numbers from the Mohonk Preserve (Shawangunks) in New York were not provided for 2014, so regional totals are lower than historical averages. 1 This category includes bouldering, artificial climbing walls, buildings, and so forth. The Practice Cliffs category has been removed from the U.S. data.

4 STATISTICAL TABLES / 125 TABLE III ACCIDENTS BY CAUSE Terrain USA * CAN USA 2014 CAN. Rock Snow Ice River Unknown Ascent or Descent Ascent Descent Unknown Other Immediate Cause Fall or slip on rock Slip on snow or ice Falling rock, ice, or object Exceeding abilities Illness Stranded Avalanche Rappel Failure/Error Exposure Loss of control/glissade Nut/cam pulled out Failure to follow route Fall into crevasse/moat Faulty use of crampons Piton/ice screw pulled out Ascending too fast Skiing Lightning Equipment failure

5 126 / ACCIDENTS USA * CAN USA 2014 CAN. Other Unknown Contributory Causes Climbing unroped Exceeding abilities Placed no/inadequate protection Inadequate equipment/ clothing Weather Climbing alone No helmet Inadequate belay Nut/cam pulled out Poor position Darkness Party separated Failure to test holds Piton/ice screw pulled out Failed to follow directions Exposure Illness Equipment failure Other Age of Individuals Under Over Unknown Experience Level None/Little Moderate (1 to 3 years)

6 STATISTICAL TABLES / USA * CAN USA 2014 CAN. Experienced Unknown Month of Year January February March April May June July August September October November December Unknown Type of Injury/Illness (Data since 1984) Fracture Laceration Abrasion Bruise Sprain/strain Concussion Hypothermia Frostbite Dislocation Puncture Acute Mountain Sickness HAPE HACE Other None N.B. Data change: The 1986 and 1997 editions had some repeat data from previous years. The corrections are reflected in the cumulative data. 1 Some accidents happen when climbers are at the top or bottom of a route, not climbing. They may be setting up a belay or rappel, or are just not anchored when they fall. This category was created in The category unknown is primarily because of solo climbers.

7 128 / ACCIDENTS These illnesses/injuries, which led directly or indirectly to an accident, included HAPE, AMS, chest pain, HACE, and dehydration. 3 These included inadequate anchors, uneven ropes, no knots in rope ends, inadequate anchor tethers, and rappelling past the anchor (ropes too short). 4 This category covers ski mountaineering. Backcountry ski touring or snowshoeing incidents, including those involving avalanches, are not counted in these tables. 5 These included failure to self-arrest, falling off a ledge while unanchored, rope came unclipped from slings, misuse of pulley on Tyrolean traverse, cornice collapse, and anchor failure. 6 These included lowering errors, miscommunication, ineffective belay, and no belay. 7 These included internal injuries, chest pain, torn ligaments, burns, hearing loss, digital avulsion, spinal cord injuries, collapsed lung, TBI, unspecified head trauma, eye injury, bat bite, dehydration, and torn rotator cuff. Note: Injuries are counted only once in each category for a given incident. For example, an accident that results in three broken bones will only be listed once under Fracture. CHARTS COMPILED FROM U.S. ACCIDENT DATA CHART I ACCIDENTS BY EXPERIENCE CHART II ACCIDENTS BY TERRAIN

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