1 2 4 F alling Objects R oc kfall The dang er is most se v ere in gullies and least se v ere on ridges The great est hazar d is mat erial kick ed loose b y people abo v e or freezetha w action dislodging r ocks fr om clif fs The use of a har d hat is highly recommended on st eep t errain P ar ty member s should tak e parallel paths so that one climber is no t belo w an o ther If this is no t possible mo v e one at a time past the diffcult spo ts with o ther member s of the par ty under co v er Icefall K eep a w a y fr om areas beneath ice clif fs and hanging glacier s especially if there is recently f allen debris Danger fr om icef all is generally the lo w est near da wn and great est during the af t ernoon and e v ening when rain is f alling or af t er the w eather w arms rapidly Cornices When ap pr oaching a ridge fr om the lee w ar d side the direction do wn wind fr om the point of ref erence cornices are readily vis ible Do no t tra v el in the po t ential f allline of a cornice Look f or fracture lines and signs of cornices on o ther par ts of the ridge and be e xtremely w ar y when appr oaching the ridge crest as it is of t en im possible t o judge where the cornice commences Man y people ha v e been killed b y a v alanche when the ridge the y w ere standing on or beneath collapsed without w arning