As more unconventional sports become popular, unprepared participants are increasingly participating. Whether it's running with the bulls in Pamplona or snow boarding, proper conditioning and safety precautions are a must.
Proper equipment in rock climbing is a must.
http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~sedwards/climbing/equipment.htmlScienceDaily (July 22, 2009) — In the past decade the popularity of rock climbing has dramatically increased. It has been estimated that rock climbing is now enjoyed by more than 9 million people in the U.S. each year. A new study by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Research Institute at the Nationwide Children's Hospital found that as the popularity of the sport has escalated, so have the number of injuries. Study findings revealed a 63 percent increase in the number of patients that were treated in U.S. emergency departments for rock climbing-related injuries between 1990 and 2007.
The most common types of rock climbing-related injuries were fractures (29 percent) and sprains and strains (29 percent). Lower extremities were the most common region of the body to be injured (46 percent) while the ankle was the most common individual body part to be injured (19 percent).
Falls were the primary mechanism for injury with over three-quarters of the injuries occurring as the result of a fall. The severity of fall-related injuries correlated with the height of the fall. Patients who were injured after falling from a height over 20 feet were 10 times more likely to be hospitalized than patients who were injured falling from 20 feet or lower.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090721122848.htm">Rock Climbing-related Injuries Increasing
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