Structures designed to protect the areas around a slope from falling rocks include mesh or cable nets, barriers and fences, and catchment areas (ditches at the toe of a slope, designed to prevent rockfall from reaching the highway).
How can we prevent rockfalls?
Bad Rock
- Locate the belayer in a sheltered area. ...
- Wear a helmet.
- Keep the climbing rope away from the rockfall zones.
- Constantly evaluate rock quality while you climb. ...
- Warn your belayer and other climbers when you're climbing in loose rock.
- If you anticipate bad rock above, set good protection in the solid rock below.
What is the cause of rockfalls?
Triggering mechanisms like water, ice, earthquakes, and vegetation growth are among the final forces that cause unstable rocks to fall. If water enters fractures in the bedrock, it can build up pressure behind unstable rocks. ... Ground shaking during earthquakes often triggers rockfalls.
