Who: A woman from Los Angeles in her 40sWhere: Angel’s Landing, Zion National Park, UtahHer mistake: Just a bad slipWhat happened: A tourist was hiking the 5-mile trail to the top of Angel’s Landing, a monolith of epic proportions in Zion National Park. The trail traverses a narrow ledge with steep dropoffs on each side.

At [...]

Who: A 32-year-old manWhere: Mount Ida, Rocky Mountain National Park, ColoradoHis mistake: Looks like he just mis-steppedWhat happened: A man was hiking to the summit of Mt. Ida on some loose rocks when he somehow fell 20 feet. The man suffered a broken leg during the incident. A team of five rangers was sent up [...]

Who: A 20-year-old manWhere: Talcott Mountain State Park, ConnecticutHis mistake: Not sureWhat happened: A man was hiking with some friends near King Phillip Cave in a state park. Apparently the man attempted to climb a 150-foot sheer face and fell 60 feet to the ground. It is unclear if he was freeclimbing or scrambling. It [...]

Who: 42-year-old Alison KnottWhere: Tapenkopf Mountain, Tyrol, AustriaHer mistake: She ventured too close to the edgeWhat happened: A husband and wife were hiking a well-marked trail in what is described as good conditions. The wife was standing near the edge of a cliff when she began to lose her balance. The woman called for her [...]

Who: 17-year-old Andrew LucasWhere: Picos de Europa mountain range, SpainHis mistake: Looks like he just trippedWhat happened: A teen was on a camping trip with seven teen friends and several adults. After the group set up camp and started dinner, the teen decided to take a picture of the sunset from a ledge.

He tripped near [...]

Who: 65-year-old Ruby Okada and 62-year-old Louise BartelsWhere: Rachel Lake, WashingtonTheir mistake: They got separated from their groupWhat happened: A group of four women were on a dayhike on the Rachel Lake trail in the Cascades. In the afternoon, two of the women became separated and couldn’t find their way down. The women had limited [...]

Who: Two Romanian climbersWhere: Dome du Gouter crevasse, Mont Blanc, FranceTheir mistake: Just a bad mis-stepWhat happened: Two Romanian climbers were descending Mont Blanc after successfully making their way to the summit. The two were on a rope team descending the mountain. At some point, the lead person slipped and fell 200 meters into the [...]

Who: A lone hikerWhere: Mt. Williamson, Angeles National Forest, CaliforniaHis mistake: He was alone and it doesn’t look like he brought enough waterWhat happened: A man was hiking alone on a hot day. Around 5 p.m., he realized he was in trouble and called his wife to tell her that he ran out of water, [...]

Who: An 18-year-old manWhere: Cross Creek Trail, Minturn, ColoradoHis mistake: Bad luckWhat happened: A teen hiking with his family were ascending a steep section of a trail. To support himself, the teen grabbed onto a boulder, but the 3-foot rock came loose and pinned the teen.

Family members were able to get the rock off of [...]

Who: A man in his 70sWhere: Near North Bend on the Pacific Crest Trail, WashingtonHis mistake: It’s unknown, but it looks like he was hiking aloneWhat happened: A man was hiking along the Pacific Crest Trail when he somehow fell off the trail and down 200 feet down a hill. The man suffered several broken [...]