Accident Report: Stranded Rappelling, The Prow Two climbers attempt to rappel The Prow on Washington's Column and become stranded overnight.
Accident Report: Stuck Rope, Royal Arches Stuck rope while rappelling Royal Arches results in stranded climbing party.
Accident Report: Double Climber Fall, Salathé Wall, El Capitan SCENARIO At approximately 8:10 am on June 2nd 2018, Yosemite dispatch received multiple reports of…
Valley Accident Round Up – Spring 2018 Yosemite Valley saw multiple climbing accidents in the Spring of 2018. We have compiled these…
Accident Report – Leader Fall, The Nose On May 3rd 2018, at approximately 2:00 pm Yosemite Dispatch received reports of a climber fall with injuries on the Nose route of El Capitan.
Accident Report: Rappelling, Fifi Buttress On November 17, 2017, Yosemite Park Rangers were notified that the body of Niels Tietze…
Accident Report: Matthes Crest July 30th, 2017 climber fall on Matthes Crest results in cut rope and fatality.
Accident Report: Two Ground Falls, Lowering July 3rd, 2017 saw two climbing accidents almost identical in nature. Both were ground falls, and both resulted from a belayer lowering their climber off the end of a rope.
Accident Report: Rappelling Near Misses Yosemite has seen a tremendous amount of rappelling related injuries, fatalities, and near miss rescues.
Accident Report: South Face, Washington Column Multiple cams pull in leader fall on South Face of Washington Column.
Accident Report: Matthes Crest, Rappelling On September 11th 2016, at approximately 8 pm, Tuolumne Meadows SAR was informed of a…
Accident Report: East Ledges, El Capitan September 5th rappelling accident on the East Ledges descent of El Capitan results in fatality.