I was lucky. In over 25 years of climbing, I was accident free. Friends have been injured. Others have died. I figured that I wasn’t better than them, just lucky. Time spent in the mountains means you hone your craft through trial, error, and uncomfortable mistakes. You get better at judging terrain, quickly placing solid protection, or bringing just the right gear. Time spent in the mountains also means you put yourself at more risk of an accident. It’s a numbers game.
