{"id":25225,"date":"2021-02-27T20:01:51","date_gmt":"2021-02-27T19:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/?p=25225"},"modified":"2024-07-09T11:45:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T09:45:09","slug":"causes-of-mountain-accidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/causes-of-mountain-accidents\/","title":{"rendered":"The main causes of mountain accidents."},"content":{"rendered":"

What are the main causes of mountain accidents in Spain? Why do they occur? How can they be avoided?<\/strong> In this article we will try to answer these and other questions based on several studies published by public bodies and universities. We will also look at the emergence of new concepts that try to explain in a simple way the causes of these accidents, and finally, some advice on how to avoid them, or at least reduce the statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Main causes of mountain accidents.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to the report of the Guardia Civil Mountain Service 2018<\/strong><\/a>In total, this body carried out a total of 974 rescues<\/strong>of which the hiking<\/strong> was the cause of 46.6% of the interventions (454), followed by the progression over rough terrain<\/strong> (11,6%; 113) and canyoning<\/strong> (10.7%; 104). The statistics in 2019 were similar, with 981 rescues and 48% linked to hiking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before continuing, we would like to emphasise that these data only refer to the interventions of the Guardia Civil<\/strong>without taking into account the interventions made by the Regional Rescue Groups<\/strong>which we have already discussed in this other article<\/strong><\/a>. As a guideline, GREIM interventions account for 40% of the total, according to a study published by the FEDME of the Camilo Jos\u00e9 Cela University (Sergio Villota Valverde [2017]; Accidentability in Mountains<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turning to the results of the 2018 Civil Guard report, It is striking that an activity such as hiking is the one that occupies the first position in terms of the number of interventions.<\/strong>. In an attempt to explain the causes, we have looked at the latest analysis published in Safe Mountain<\/strong> about Senderimo and Rescues in the period 2014-2019<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Firstly, it should be borne in mind that this report refers only to interventions carried out by the Guardia Civil in the Aragonese Pyrenees. The figures do not change too much if we compare them with those for the whole of Spain, and hiking continues to occupy the first position with 34%, followed by High Mountain activities (25%) and Canyoning (15%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to this study focused on hiking, and in which the causes are multiple and intervene jointly, it is obtained that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n