“The Prescription”: accident reports from the AAC

Reading about climbing accidents isn’t very enjoyable, but it’s an important part of our education.

The American Alpine Club (AAC) publishes an annual book called “Accidents in North American Climbing”. This is available for purchase, and is free for AAC members.

However, they also publish an accident report every month on their website, called "The Prescription."

From the AAC website: "The Prescription brings you monthly unpublished accident reports, tech tips, links to new online educational resources and much more – all aimed at helping you become a safer climber."

Even better, they keep an archive of the previous monthly reports on the same webpage, so you can scroll down and read a bunch of them.

It's a free resource that can help you reduce your risk and help avoid the near misses and accidents of others, so check it out.