Travel by foot is over rugged unpredictable trail and off-trail terrain, including boulder fields, downed timber, river crossings, high mountain passes, snow and ice, steep slopes, and slippery rocks. Additional risks are frostbite, high altitude illness, sunburn, heatstroke, dehydration, and other mild or serious conditions. Decisions are made by the instructors and participants in a wildness setting, based on a variety of perceptions and evaluations which by their nature are imprecise and subject to errors in judgment. Participants may have free and unsupervised time. Throughout the trip, participants are responsible for their own safety and for the safety of other members of their group.
Rock climbing like all outdoor recreation activities is hazardous.
The obvious accidents that occur in rock climbing are falling while climbing. Whenever you fall you may fall only a few feet or all the way to the ground. As you fall you may hit objects or the rock the are in your path. If the rope breaks your fall, the jolt from the rope may cause injury. Falling to the ground may cause serious injury from any height.