Survey on near misses and accidents in the mountains
Recently the UIAA announced its renewed commitment to studying accidents and incidents in the mountains through the creation of a dedicated Working Group to oversee the project. This Working Group is supporting a study by the British Mountain Medicine Society called the 'Lucky Jim Project'. It raises the question, what processes exist for reporting accidents, incidents and near misses in a mountain environment? The UIAA Working Group will be able to use the results of the...