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Dr. Valerie Karr
Associate professor and social scientist who applied grounded theory to two decades of climbing-accident reports to identify human-factor patterns such as risk normalization, hesitation to speak up, and mentor dynamics.
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Jun 17, 2025
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2025 Climbing Accidents Trends: What the Data Tells Us
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Pete Takeda, the editor of Accidents in North American Climbing, teams up with Dr. Valerie Karr, a social scientist with two decades of climbing accident analysis experience. They dive into alarming trends revealing how human behavior contributes to climbing accidents. Discussing concepts like risk normalization and overconfidence from indoor to outdoor climbing, they share striking personal close calls and dissect case studies from the data. The conversation emphasizes the need for awareness of psychological factors in climbing safety.
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