Most (in)famous climbing accident.

I was thinking Everest 96' but more people died on Everest in 2014. Maybe Lynn Hill forgetting to finish her knot? Or perhaps John Long's bowline coming undone at Rockreation LA?

Regardless, hopefully these stories have stuck in people's minds and have allowed them to avoid similar fates. Any other (in)famous accidents you can think of?

Classic alpine accidents

1936 Eiger

1953 Pete Schoening’s K2 boot belay

Joe Simpson & Simon Yates Touching the Void on Suila  Grande 1985

The Bond

csproul wrote:

Classic alpine accidents

1936 Eiger

The Eiger accident where the climber was left dangling on the rope just feet away from the train tunnel window that opened onto the North Face, but rescuers could not reach him before he died, is one of the more tragic and well known incidents.

Whymper's ill-fated descent from the Matterhorn is up there.

Well, Todd Skinner's death in Yosemite might be the first fatal accident I've heard about (by instructors talking about gear). I'm sure I'm not the only one.

Doug Scott's crawl down the Ogre.

John Bachar and Derek Hersey soloing accidents.

The 2004 anchor failure at Tahquitz caused a major reevaluation on how to build anchors (though I don't think anything was really improved). 

More local but Jim Erickson's fall on Death and Disfiguration and his broken leg crawl down the trail is etched in my mind, as I see Erickson every now and then and pass by the climb a little more often. 

Hmmmm.... Is there a common theme among these accidents?

Pretty sure it's either the 1936 Eiger nordwand incident, or Kyle Walker's failed solo on the Flatirons.

Has to be the Eiger one surely

The 1961 Central Pillar of Freney, in which Walter Bonatti was part of. After reading his book, Mountains of My Life, it’s incredible he made it out of his climbing career alive

Also, Jason Wells and Tim Klein, as well as Quinn Brett’s accident have personally been very influential in how I approach climbing in easier terrain

Gary Hemmings ( et all ) rescue on the dru

The Russian woman on peak Lenin 

Dillon Smith wrote:

Elevator Shaft

If they made that into a movie everyone would think it was over the top. 

Also very dangerous drinking game if one is to take a drink everytime there's an avalanche.

Had never heard about Terbush - crazy story. He maintained a proper belay indeed.... I shall also clutch catches "Terbushes". Dunno what went to his head as all this happened, but one has to admire the dedication to the trust his climber put in him....

The 2 aid climbers pitching off of El Cap, with a yell of "Here we fucking go!"

Leader sailed past the observer/storyteller first, with his thumbs up/Superman flying position. The belayer then saluted on his way past.

Claudine Longet wrote:

The 2 aid climbers pitching off of El Cap, with a yell of "Here we fucking go!"

Leader sailed past the observer/storyteller first, with his thumbs up/Superman flying position. The belayer then saluted on his way past.

I hope this is true. I feel like they'd be moving too fast to actually see though

M Appelquist wrote:

Peter Terbush, best belayer ever.

Pete Schoening might also hold that title.

In 1953, Schoening single-handedly averted the loss of the American K2 expedition when he used an ice axe to set and hold a rope saving five of the team who had slipped and were falling.

https://gripped.com/profiles/miracle-belay/

Bridwell’s client on Guide’s Wall - came out of his harness shortly after taking a crap and not doubling back the buckle - died and family sued - leading to the sell-off of Chouinard Equipment and countless changes in the guiding and gear industry.