Tag: accident
Travel Tuesdays: Pick your partners carefully
Today I’m going to share two climbing stories that both carry the same message from two different angles: Pick your partners in adventure carefully. In…
How to sport climb safely: Lessons learned from falling headfirst
I was definitely falling. What I saw was most definitely down. Slowed, slowed down until I could feel the fibers of the rope running over…
Wilderness first aid: One skill you don’t skip
Wilderness first aid can sometimes mean the difference between life and death when in the backcountry. Would you rather sprain your ankle thirty miles from…
Incredible story of SPOT’s 4,000th rescue
Michael Herrera is a retired firefighter and a fan of the SPOT device. This enabled a speedy rescue after he crashed his motorcycle when he…
Risk Tolerance- a free solo story
Last weekend I met a man who lived on the edge. He lived just like he climbed, free solo, nothing to hold him back. Freedom…