Posted on 03/08/2022 6:40:35 AM PST by BenLurkin
Both climbers suffered injuries in the fall. One of the injured climbers was able to call 911 using a cell phone and used a Garmin inReach device to notify an emergency contact.
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office set up a command center at Timberline Lodge. They were assisted by volunteer search teams from Portland Mountain Rescue, the Hood River Crag Rats, and Mountain Wave Emergency Communications.
Sunday night, rescuers tried crossing the upper Reid Glacier and climbing the couloir to reach the injured climbers, but they were unsuccessful. The strong winds were knocking rescuers off their feet and blowing heavy sheets of snow, creating a dangerous avalanche risk.
By 11:40 Sunday, the first climbing team made it to within 700 feet of the two people, but could not reach them due to the conditions. They had to turn back due to the heightened avalanche danger in the area.
The Oregon Office of Emergency Management could not deploy a military helicopter to assist with the rescue that night due to the altitude and weather conditions.
(Excerpt) Read more at koin.com ...
You don't say?...................
I fell on Mt Hood once.
Of course, I had just come out of the bar at the Timberline Lodge
That’s why I only climb Mt Hood virtually. Living vicariously through other the idiocy of other people.
It hurts less and is much warmer that way.
The dead guy's injuries may take a bit longer to heal.
Prolly tripped on a weed eh(?).
Well, at least his condition is stabilized.
Seriously...if ever there was an “at your own risk” warning, it belongs here.
Should add another law enforcement department, Humanity Wardens.
couloir
ko͞olˈwär
noun
A steep, narrow gully on a mountainside.
These were adults who presumably knew the risks and voluntarily took them. People do these things for a wide variety of psychological reasons. Its only a tragedy when children are involved or rescuers get killed trying to save them or recover corpses.
If people would get jobs, they wouldn’t be out doing stupid crap like climbing big, tall rocks. All my life I’ve wondered what was wrong with those people.
The two climbers were women, not sure why KOIN doesn’t say that.
Bad time of year to be doing that. But, some folks see that as the reason to go for it: The Challenge.
All work and no play ...
It does seem really really stupid to go mountain climbing in the winter.
What idiot climbs in March?
I am still amazed to see how quickly the weather can change on Mount Washington and how quickly things can go wrong for the unprepared.
It doesn’t sound like your friend was amongst this group. I’m sorry that you lost someone tragically there.
“What idiot climbs in March?”
With global warming, how were they to know the weather would be bad? I just wish the learned weather experts could forecast 48 hours ahead as well as they can 100 years ahead.
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