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Date
Area
Activity
Causes
Injury
30/08/2023
Penmaen Head (Conwy)
Sport rock climbing
Falling rock, snow, ice or object
No injury
05/09/2023
Portland, Battleship Back Cliff
Sport rock climbing
Bolt at anchor broke
No injury
05/09/2023
Battleship Back Cliff (Dorset)
Sport rock climbing
Bolt at anchor broke
No injury
19/08/2023
Wintour's Leap (Gloucestershire)
Trad rock climbing
Hold breaking
Minor injury
09/08/2023
Penmaenbach Quarry (Conwy)
Sport rock climbing
Failure to set up lower off correctly.
No injury
19/08/2023
The Dewerstone (Devon)
Trad rock climbing
Slip, trip or fall, Equipment failure
Serious injury requiring medical treatment
17/08/2023
St. Bees Head (Cumbria)
Bouldering
Slip, trip or fall, Inadequate equipment, clothing or footwear, Support/approach/permanent rope failed
No injury
17/06/2023
Stanage North (Derbyshire)
Trad rock climbing
Slip, trip or fall, Route Selection, Hold breaking, Gear placement -including breaking of rock for nut
Serious injury requiring medical treatment
29/06/2023
Bram Crag Quarry (Cumbria)
Sport rock climbing
Slip, trip or fall, Falling rock, snow, ice or object, Equipment failure, Rock around bolt came off with bolt still in it
Serious injury requiring medical treatment
28/06/2023
Moy Rock
Sport rock climbing
Falling rock, snow, ice or object
No injury
28/06/2023
Moy Rock (Dingwall) (Ross & Cromarty)
Sport rock climbing
Falling rock, snow, ice or object
No injury
28/06/2023
Moy Rock (Dingwall) (Ross & Cromarty)
Sport rock climbing
Falling rock, snow, ice or object
No injury
01/04/2023
Mordor - The Lost World/Heaven Walls (Gwynedd)
Other
No injury
18/06/2023
Long Quarry Point (Devon)
Trad rock climbing
Hold breaking
Minor injury
07/06/2023
Scafell pike
Summer walking
Inadequate equipment, clothing or footwear
Minor injury
04/06/2023
Kilnsey (North Yorkshire)
Sport rock climbing
Falling rock, snow, ice or object
No injury
20/05/2023
Shorn Cliff (Gloucestershire)
Trad rock climbing
Falling rock, snow, ice or object
No injury
28/05/2023
Llanymynech Quarry (Shropshire)
Trad rock climbing
Falling rock, snow, ice or object, Hold breaking
Serious injury requiring medical treatment
02/05/2023
Climbing Wall
Indoor climbing
Belaying failure or error
Minor injury
01/05/2023
Stanage North (Derbyshire)
Trad rock climbing
Equipment failure
Minor injury
22/02/2023
Cairn Gorm - Cairn Lochan (Invernesshire)
Winter climbing
Navigation Error, Route Selection, Inadequate equipment, clothing or footwear, Adverse Weather
No injury
04/04/2022
The Dragons Horns (Pahang Darul Makmur)
Trad rock climbing
Slip, trip or fall
Serious injury requiring medical treatment
02/07/2022
Brimham Rocks (North Yorkshire)
Trad rock climbing
Equipment failure, Poor gear placement
Minor injury
25/11/2022
Blackford Quarry (Midlothian)
Trad rock climbing
User Error
No injury
23/10/2022
Mera Peak (Province No. 1)
Mountaineering
Medical Issue
Minor injury
16/11/2022
Indoor Climbing Wall (Indoors)
Indoor climbing
Belaying failure or error
No injury
16/10/2022
Myrties Area (Kalymnos)
Sport rock climbing
Abseil or rappel failure or error
Serious injury requiring medical treatment
17/09/2022
The Napes (Cumbria)
Trad rock climbing
Mistake whilst leading - rope confusion
No injury
17/09/2022
Napes Needle, Great Gable
Trad rock climbing
Mistake whilst leading - rope confusion
No injury
18/10/2022
Chapel Head Scar (Cumbria)
Sport rock climbing
Chance - unlucky body positioning against a quickdraw in a bolt
No injury
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