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But many locals understand there’s always the looming threat of another rockfall or landslide, particularly during a rainy winter, as this one has been.
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Instability, ground cracking and rockfalls are present around the Kīlauea caldera, which is why that area of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park has been closed since 2007.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2025
Throughout the hours-long operation, there was constant danger of rockfall, officials said.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
While Telluride’s via ferrata is public, guiding outfits permitted to use the route are trained to look for flaws, such as if a bolt has been loosened or a cable has been hit with rockfall, says Rutledge.
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 8 Oct. 2025
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Instability, ground cracking and rockfalls are present around the Kīlauea caldera, which is why that area of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park has been closed since 2007.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2025
Throughout the hours-long operation, there was constant danger of rockfall, officials said.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
While Telluride’s via ferrata is public, guiding outfits permitted to use the route are trained to look for flaws, such as if a bolt has been loosened or a cable has been hit with rockfall, says Rutledge.
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Rockfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rockfall. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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