title: Suicide attempts by rock-climbing falls.
abstract: The true intent of a suicidal act is sometimes masked by it appearing as an "accident". Two cases are reported that present a unique opportunity to study suicide attempts that took the form of rock-climbing "falls" and to study the two people who chose this way to die. Rock-climbing falls, occasionally speculated about as possible suicidal equivalents yet having no recognition as such in the literature, are illustrated as methods used by these impulsive, action-oriented and risk-taking people.
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009051:Mountaineering; D013406:Suicide, Attempted