Resources
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Emergency Resources
In the event of an emergency, please call 000 or 112 in Australia.
Emergency Plus App
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Accident Report Form
An example of an accident report form for field use. Compiled by BMC.
Grief and Trauma
Lifeline
Visit website or call 13 11 14
Beyond Blue
Visit website or call 1300 224 636
Climbing Grief Fund (American Alpine Club resource)
Australian climbing accident resources:
Australian Climbing Accident Database (ACAD)
Climbing Accidents in Australia 1955 - 2004 by Iain B Sedgeman
The Bail List (2020-)
An Australian podcast which covers “Aussie climbers' fails, bails and epics. Uncovering the humorous and sobering realities of life on the edge.”
AUSTRALIAN CLIMBING INJURY SURVEY (2015)
Report currently under development as of December 2020.
Australian Accident Register (2007 to 2009)
Victorian climbing forum, 2002 to present.
Climbers Association of Western Australia
Western Australian climbing forum, 2004 to present.
University Of New South Wales Outdoors Club
International (English language) Publications Databases
Mountain Safety NZ
Data from There and back (2016) suggests Australians make up one quarter of all mountaineering fatalities in the study period.
British Mountaineering Council
Incident and Near-Miss reporting for the BMC inpartnership with Mountaineering Scotland and Mountaineering Ireland.
BMC Technical Commitee - Technical Reports (Equipment failure)
Climbing accident report podcast, sponsored by American Alpine Club
Incident and accident reporting for Europe
Fixed Protection Guidelines (Australia)
Australian Climbing Association Queensland
Climbers Association of Western Australia
Fixed Protection Guidelines (Non-Australia)
American Safe Climbing Association