Similarly, Accidents in North American Mountaineering[1] covers failures and their factors and is good reading.
[1] https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/about_the_accide...
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I took a self-rescue course and a list at the end of their handout had such good engineering tips that I shared it with my eng team. Lots to be learned about engineering from climbing/mountaineering. The list was something like the following:
A few pro-tips:
- Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast.
- Simplicity/speed/efficiency is good.
- Strong is good. Redundancy is good/better.
- Equalization and Extension are a trade off.
- Not everything is a nail so NOT every tool is a hammer.
- Tools that have multiple uses are good.