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The North Kaibab Trail is closed because of extensive damage and rockfalls along the upper section of the trail.
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Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
In July, a British man attempted a via ferrata that had been closed because of rockfall.
—Kassondra Cloos, Outside, 10 Sep. 2025
None of them said that climate change could fully explain the catastrophe—the Kleine Nesthorn was inherently prone to rockfalls, and the immediate cause was gravity—but all were convinced that climate change had played a key role.
—Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
Why the Uptick? Some experts point the uptick in disasters to climate change—melting ice and permafrost increases rockfall on the peaks, and leads to the occasional collapse of glaciers.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 16 Aug. 2025
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Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
In July, a British man attempted a via ferrata that had been closed because of rockfall.
—Kassondra Cloos, Outside, 10 Sep. 2025
None of them said that climate change could fully explain the catastrophe—the Kleine Nesthorn was inherently prone to rockfalls, and the immediate cause was gravity—but all were convinced that climate change had played a key role.
—Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
Why the Uptick? Some experts point the uptick in disasters to climate change—melting ice and permafrost increases rockfall on the peaks, and leads to the occasional collapse of glaciers.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Rockfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rockfall. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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