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Accident at Mt Buffalo 17-Jul-2015 At 11:29:25 AM Simone

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On 17/07/2015 martym wrote:
>I know I'm probably replying to a troll, but I find th statement "any
>death is one too many" the climbing equivalent of calling "racism" or "think
>of the children!"
>What climbing guidebook, gear label or outdoor club doesn't firmly state:
>"You could die engaging in this activity"?
>
>What would mean something to the bereaved? Any death of a young
>person is one too many.
>Does that mean every time a young person nearly dies all activities
>of that nature should end?
>
>
>>Fair enough not talking to media, but for the community involved in these
>>kind of activities the synopsis of what happened should be available
>to
>>learn from, like they publish in the Accidents In North America Alpine
>>Journal if there is an Australian equivalent?
>You are reading it.

All I am reading so far is about silence as anything else on this thread is hearsay or speculation.

Thank goodness there are no bereaved from these particular incidents though I have no doubt lives were changed from them.
A clear synopsis might mean something to bereaved because at least they can more fully understand what happened. Often this leads to further crusade to help prevent future similar accidents if they were deemed highly preventable.

It is not only young people who stuff up, and no, risky activity should not cease just because stuff ups occur.

PS You left out saving the whales in your generalised assumption of what makes climbing equivalency cliches.