Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion Over the Edge: Death in the Grand Canyon

Q: How many people have died there?

A: About 685 over the years, the authors write, though that could be understated somewhat due to missing records and lack of recordkeeping in cases where someone was injured at the Canyon but died elsewhere, such as at a hospital.

Details at azdailysun.com

Makes Mt. Whitney relatively benign - but you should still read "What can go wrong on Whitney".

Interesting Wagga, I had no idea the Grand Canyon turned out to be the end of the trail for so many people. Wow.

lots of causes; suicide, drugs, taking chances (dad says "kids watch me," ignoring railings, weather and trail conditions, car accidents, and so forth.

GC is an easy place to get to to kill yourself. Whitney is not as, um, user friendly.

The real killers at GC are the camera-wielders "Got the whole canyon behind you, but you are a little too close".

it's a sport