Death of Tito Traversa

Tito Claudio Traversa (April 22, 2001 – July 5, 2013) was a 12-year-old Italian climber[1] who died of complications from a climbing accident in which he fell from a height of 50 feet (15 m) to the ground on July 2, 2013.[2][3][4] An investigation by French officials revealed that his quickdraws were assembled incorrectly, with the carabiners threaded only through the rubber keeper, and not through the full-strength sewn loop at the ends of the quickdraws that are designed to support the climber's weight.[5] According to public prosecutor Raffaele Guariniello, eight out of ten of Traversa’s quickdraws were assembled this way.

Five people were subsequently charged with manslaughter: the owner of the company that produced the rubber keepers without instructions; the owner of the gear shop that sold the keepers; the manager of the club that organized the climbing trip; and two of the instructors who were at the climbing site.[6]

On May 16, 2018, a court in Turin sentenced Traversa's instructor to two years imprisonment. The owner of the climbing school and the owner of the company that manufactured parts for the quickdraws were acquitted.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Goodbye Tito Traversa – Planetmountain.com, climbing, News, mountaineering". Planetmountain.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-09. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  2. ^ Muore campione 12enne di arrampicata durante un'esercitazione in Francia Archived 2013-07-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  3. ^ "Superstar Preteen Climber Dies After Fall". Climbing.com. 5 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
  4. ^ "Arrampicata, morto il 12enne di Ivrea Tito Traversa: era precipitato martedì scorso, - La Gazzetta dello Sport". Gazzetta.it. Archived from the original on 2013-07-07. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  5. ^ "Mauvais montage des dégaines utilisées par Tito Traversa". Grimper. Nivéales Médias. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  6. ^ Snyder, Daniel D. (2013-08-26). "Five Charged With Manslaughter in Tito Traversa's Death". outsideonline.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-13.
  7. ^ Bisharat, Andrew (2018-05-16). "Climbing Instructor Sentenced in Tito Traversa's Death". Evening Sends. Archived from the original on 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
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