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Ropewiki hosts a database of canyoning related incidents. These reports provide valuable insights that contribute to improving safety in the future.

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Full list of incidents in the Incidents namespace

DateIncidentRegion Severity
2025-06-15Incident:Broken ankle on hike out in Illusions Canyon 2025/06/15West Fork Oak Creek (Arizona)Injury
2025-06-14Incident: Canyonner swept over drop in Seven Teacups 2025/06/14Sequoia National Forest (California)No loss
2025-06-08Incident:Fractured Foot in Illusions Canyon 2025/06/08Injury
2025-04-13Hex anchor blew out - Rattlesnake CanyonJoshua Tree National Park (California)No loss
2024-11-04Incident:Broken leg in Cañon del Infiernillo 2024/11/04Queretaro (Mexico)Injury
2024-10-06Man falls in Heaps CanyonZion Main Canyon (Utah)Fatality
2024-09-02Dental trauma in North Fork Kaweah (Lower)Sequoia National Park (California)Injury
2024-08-23Incident:3 Drowned in Whirlpool in Seven Teacups 2024/08/23Fatality
2024-08-17Incident:Broken Ankle in Uncompahgre River (Upper) 2024/08/17Ouray (Colorado)Injury
2024-08-03Broken Calcaneus - MonmouthSquamish (British Columbia)Injury
2024-07-26Down climbing fall in Mesatchee CreekSouth Cascades (Washington)Injury
2024-07-19Incident:Stuck Canyoneer in Wildcat Tank Canyon 2024/07/19Page and Wahweap (Arizona)Injury
2024-07-17Mineral Broken AnkleAlpine Lakes (Washington)Injury
2024-07-16Incident:3 Rescued - Stuck in Zero G Canyon 2024/07/16Eastern Reef (Utah)No loss
2024-06-15Incident:Broken leg after anchor failing in Horsetank Wash 2024/06/15Fossil Springs Wilderness (Arizona)Injury
2024-06-10Incident:Pitch 5 - not enough rope in Yeah Baby Canyon 2024/06/10Brisbane (Australia)No loss
2024-05-03Incident:Crushed finger in Monkeyface Creek 2024/05/03San Bernardino Mountains (California)Injury
2024-04-20Incident:Rock Fall in canyon in Yankee Doodle Hollow 2024/04/20St. George (Utah)No loss
2024-04-19Incident:Fractured Tibia in Black Hole of White Canyon 2024/04/19Cedar MesaInjury
2024-02-28Broken ankle in Mordor classicoBajos del Toro (Costa Rica)Injury
2023-09-17Incident:Cliffed Out in Eaton Canyon 2023/09/17San Gabriels Front Range (California)No loss
2023-08-27Incident: in Ladder Creek 2023/08/27Mt. Baker Ranger District (Washington)Fatality
2023-06-04Incident:canyoneer rappelled off the end of their rope on the Great White IcicleWasatch Front (Utah)Fatality
2023-05-20Incident:Near Drowning in Cussed Hollow 2023/05/20Lewis River (Washington) (Washington)No loss
2023-05-20Incident:Two Dead in Buckskin Gulch 2023/05/20Southwest Escalante (Utah)Fatality
2023-05-01Incident:Fractured + sprained foot in Bangalore Canyon 2023/05/01Coffs Harbour (Australia)Injury
2023-04-15Incident:Exhaustion in The Squeeze 2023/04/15Southern Swell (Utah)No loss
2023-03-20Incident:Swept Over Waterfall in Eaton Canyon 2023/03/20No loss
2023-03-12Incident:Two Dead, 11 Rescued in Buckskin Gulch 2023/03/12Fatality
2023-01-15Dog bite exiting LSASan Gabriels Front Range (California)Injury
2022-12-03Solo Canyoneer Fall in MosaicTucki Mountains (Death Valley National Park)Fatality
2022-11-25Incident:Death fall - rope too short in Mosaic Canyon (West Fork) 2022/11/25Tucki Mountains (Death Valley National Park)Fatality
2022-10-09Fall from Keekwulee FallsAlpine Lakes (Washington)Fatality
2022-09-21Broken Ankle in ParkettNorthern Oregon Cascades (Oregon)Injury
2022-07-30Incident:Broken Ankle in Palisade Canyon 2022/07/30Santa Catalina Mountains (Arizona)Injury
2022-06-29Incident:Foot Entrapment in Lost Creek 2022/06/29Northern Oregon Cascades (Oregon)No loss
2022-06-25Incident:Fall hazard in Hager Canyon 2022/06/25South Cascades (Washington)No loss
2022-04-30Incident:Pulled muscle in corkscrew slide in Seven Teacups 2022/04/30Injury
2022-04-24Incident:Broken leg in Frye Creek Canyon (S'mores) 2022/04/24Pinalenos Mountains (Arizona)Injury
2022-04-23Incident:Dislocated/broken/torn shoulder, broken back in Salmon Creek (Lower) 2022/04/23Sequoia National Forest (California)Injury
2022-04-14Incident:Blown knot chock - near miss in Jacob's Ladder 2022/04/14West Clear Creek Wilderness (Arizona)No loss
2021-12-30Incident:Fall Resulting in Fatality in Sierra Canyon 2021/12/30Superstition Mountains (Arizona)Fatality
2021-11-29Incident:One dead, Two Rescued in Heaps Canyon 2021/05/14Fatality
2021-11-12Incident:Mountain Lion Encounter in Sanctuary Canyon 2021/11/12Sedona (Arizona)No loss
2021-10-09Incident:Injured Thigh in Three Corner Creek 2021/10/09South Cascades (Washington)Injury
2021-10-03Incident:Badly torn calf muscle in Little Santa Anita Canyon 2021/10/03Injury
2021-07-04Incident:Wasp sting in LeBar Creek 2021/07/04Olympic Peninsula (Washington)No loss
2021-06-20Incident:Laceration in Change Creek 2021/06/20Alpine Lakes (Washington)Injury
2021-06-02Incident:Fall - Mild concussion and sprained wrist in Rattlesnake Canyon (Joshua Tree National Park) 2021/06/02Injury
2021-05-16Broken leg/ankle in Cristopher CreekHellsgate Wilderness (Arizona)Injury
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