Accidents in North American Mountaineering 2008

The annual compendium of climbing-related accidents has been relied on by climbers of all levels for more than 50 years. This edition of the handbook offers detailed reports on mountaineering accidents that occurred in the United States and Canada in 2007, ranging from Denali to Yosemite. Produced jointly by the Safety Committees of the American Alpine Club and the Alpine Club of Canada, Accidents in North American Mountaineering details what happened and analyzes what went wrong in each situation to give mountaineers the opportunity to learn from others' mistakes. "For a hair-raising read, it's hard to beat the annual Accidents in North American Mountaineering, a collection of accidents ranging from tragic to Darwinian." (Rocky Mountain News)