PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 43-year-old man climbing on Mount Hood on Tuesday tripped in a steep area and sustained injuries, leading to an almost-eight-hour rescue operation spearheaded by the ...
A climber on Oregon’s Mt. Hood was rescued on Saturday after surviving a 700-foot fall on a steep, icy route near the mountain’s peak, officials said. Chris Zwierzynski, 55, of Arizona, had ascended ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) —The weather is dialing in this Memorial Day Weekend. Mountain climbing always hits peak activity this time of the year with milder mountain conditions and breathtaking summit ...
An Arizona man is still recovering from a wild 700-foot fall he suffered while trying to summit the highest point in Oregon last month — but says that when he’s better, he’s going back to beat the ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — An injured climber was rescued Tuesday near the summit of Mount Hood. Around 7:15 a.m., the 43-year-old climber attempting to summit tripped in an extremely steep area, known as Old ...
An injured climber was rescued Tuesday near the summit of Mount Hood. Around 7:15 a.m., the 43-year-old climber attempting to summit tripped in an extremely steep area, known as Old Chute, high on the ...
The rescue, which took about eight hours, included skiing a litter with the injured climber down the mountain. Photo from Clackamas County Sheriff's Office A climber who tripped and fell near the ...