Into Thin Error: Mountaineer Ed Viesturs on Making Mistakes (2010)

Re:Into Thin Error: Mountaineer Ed Viesturs on Making Mistak... by Greek0 on Thursday June 18, 2020 @08:30AM (#23562439)

There is a fair amount of research into group dynamics and group decision making, specifically in the context of alpinism. For example [1], written in English, from the "Berg und Steigen" blog.

In general, I can't recommend German-language "Berg und Steigen" magazine enough. It's focuses on safety and risk management in mountain-related activities (mountaineering, indoor/outdoor climbing, skiing, ski touring, mountain biking, ...). Older issues become completely freely accessible in their archive [2].

[1] https://www.bergundsteigen.blog/human-factor-and-decision-ma... [2] https://www.bergundsteigen.at/?module=archiv/ausgaben

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Re:Into Thin Error: Mountaineer Ed Viesturs on Making Mistak... by snowwrestler on Thursday June 18, 2020 @03:53PM (#23567185)

The American Alpine Club produces an annual publication called "Accidents in North American Mountaineering" that collects and presents case studies of climbing[1] accidents, often with some analysis.

When I was a more active climber, I read it religiously every year. It was very interesting and I definitely learned some important safety lessons I put to good use in my own activities.

[1] All types, not just mountaineering

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