Keyword: Accident
Nine-year-old boy falls in the O'Bloc climbing gym and dies
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On Wednesday, a child had an accident in the O'Bloc climbing hall in Ostermundigen near Bern. The boy was seriously injured in a fall and...
Climber accidentally killed in Wimmis
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On Tuesday morning there was a fatal accident in the Burgfluh climbing garden near Wimmis. A 39-year-old climber fell 20 meters. The climber...
Climbing hall only allows semi-automatic belay devices
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On January 18, a 33-year-old climber fell from a height of ten meters in the St. Gallen climbing hall. The victim was badly bruised...
Simon Wahli seriously injured in crash
Roger Schäli and Simon Wahli traveled to the big wall paradise of Yosemite Valley for almost seven weeks. The aim of the two was to prepare for an upcoming Patagonia trip...
Historic low in fatal accidents
The German Alpine Association publishes the mountain accident statistics for 2016. Never before have there been so few fatal accidents, but there have been many rescues of uninjured mountaineers. Good news from the...
Fewer deadly accidents in the Swiss mountains
In 2016, around 2 people had to be rescued by mountain rescue teams in the Swiss Alps. 800 people died in mountaineering accidents: That's 113...
Michele Caminati survives 10 meter fall after rope break
Recently we received news that Michele Caminati suffered a 7 meter fall on The Elder Statesman route (HXS 10a) in the Curbar sector in the Peak District...