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    International Canyon Accident Database

    The Coalition of American Canyoneers (CAC) announces the creation of the
    International Canyon Accident Database (ICAD)

    Canyoning has been growing in popularity for many years worldwide. Participants include recreational canyoneers, who spend much of their free time exploring canyons, as well as tourists who utilize professional guide services. Unsurprisingly, minor injuries such as a sprained ankle often occur. However, it is unfortunate that serious, sometimes fatal accidents also occur. The International Canyon Accident Database was created to better document and understand the causes of canyon related accidents, so they might be avoided in the future.
    The ICAD is seeking detailed narratives, personal analysis and advice from individuals involved in canyon accidents. In addition to an individual’s account, supporting material such as scene pictures, media reports, and diagrams will be helpful. Please submit reports on the ICAD website.
    The CAC is in the process of building a dedicated website for ICAD. Once this site is operational, reports from the ICAD will be published there in English. The reports will be searchable and free to the public. In addition, the CAC will periodically publish selections from the database via electronic newsletter, our website and social media. While waiting for the ICAD website to be fully functional, you are invited to read a few examples of canyon accident reports. The internet address is: https://www.canyonaccident.org.
    Also, please join the Coalition of American Canyoneers. Your membership makes a difference – and there is no cost to join: https://www.americancanyoneers.org/join-now/.

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    International Canyon Accident Database

    Great idea and nice to see something in a more standardized format!

    My opinion - One has to be careful as most of these accidents will be self-reported and some may exaggerate claims, or position themselves as a competent canyoneer when the opposite is true (as to avoid negative publicity, or ad hominem attacks), or may not recall all of the details correctly, and some may provide a biased analysis/narrative of the accident (which will skew the readers opinion of what “really” happened).

    Anyway, thanks for sharing the information and link. Bookmarked and will pass the word around too.


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    You are correct, jman. We have a few people who edit the raw reports to help keep them objective. At the moment we have about 80 we are working on.

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