Risk assessment and safety

Question
What risk assessments and safety issues need to be taken into account before rock climbing?

Answer
Dear David----you are rowing up the right stream....but strictly, risk assessment is something corporations and governments undertake, not climbers.

I have written the only treament that uses the risk assessment approach to rock climbing-------, "Ultrasafe, A Guide to Safer Rock Climbing,"

I am an OSHA safety officer, and I decided to apply the risk assessment approach to climbing--------the result, I have climbed for 30 years with only minor injuries to myself.

In summary:

1. Conduct research befoe leaving the house---route descriptions, trip reports, topos, guides, weather reports, gear assessment...helmit??? Partner???
2. Check out conditions at the base of the climb----other climbers, bees, snakes loose rock.......
3. Consider the descent before starting.
4. Review hazards as you ascend...changing weather, bad gear, loose rock.


The book is available at Amazon.com.

Good Luck

George Allen