Accidents Reports - 2013

The accidents described in the following reports represent the facts of individual events that occurred in the Mountain National Parks. They are provided for visitors to this website to gain knowledge from other people’s mistakes and unfortunate mishaps.

January 2013

February 2013

March 2013

April 2013

June 2013

July 2013

August 2013

September 2013



2013 Index:

Avalanche Involvement, SE face of Rogers Peak, Glacier National Park, January 13, 2013



Broken Leg, Skoki backcountry, Banff National Park, February 3, 2013



Un-roped crevasse fall, Daly glacier, Wapta Icefields, Yoho National Park, March 12, 2013

Avalanche Fatality, Sifton Col, Glacier National Park, March 24, 2013



Skier Fatality, Mount Hector, April 14, 2013

Youngs Peak Ski Accident, Glacier National Park, April 22, 2013



Injured Scrambler, Tower of Babel , Banff National Park, June 11, 2013



Heli-Sling Evacuation, Mt. Hawk, Jasper National Park, June 15, 2013

Heli-Sling Rescue, Parkers Ridge, Banff National Park, July 07, 2013



Leader Fall, Gooseberry, Tunnel Mountain, Banff National Park, July 21, 2013



“Cling-ons”, Sulphur Mountain, Jasper National Park, July 26, 2013



Climbing Fatality, Mt. Victoria, Banff National Park, August 7th, 2013

Climbers Stranded On East Ridge of Mt Edith Cavell, Jasper National Park, August 9 2013



Fatality on Mt Redoubt, Jasper National Park, August 14, 2013



Stranded Climber, Mt. Victoria, Banff National Park, August 22, 2013

Fatality on Parkers Ridge, Banff National Park, September 9, 2013



Heli-sling rescue of a Cliffed-out dog, Morro Peak, Jasper National Park, September 10, 2013



