MT. HOOD, Ore. — A climber survived a 700 foot fallon Mt. Hood Saturday morning thanks to a couple of off-duty military medics. According to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, a climber slipped on ...
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) – A man was airlifted from Mt. Hood after falling several hundred feet while climbing on the mountain’s south side on Saturday, according to deputies. The man had been taking 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 ...
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 ...
Here are recent climbing incidents on Mount Hood: Jan. 31, 2007: Robin Merriam, 45, of Hood River was rescued after being injured by falling ice. She was accompanied on the climb by her husband, Tom ...
A Spokane man who went missing Thursday after climbing Mount Hood has been found alive, officials said Friday. Brendan Davis, 26, started climbing at Timberline Lodge with a friend, and they both ...
HOOD RIVER, Ore. -- When county officials held meetings here about expanding a ski resort on the north slope of Mount Hood, people raised such a ruckus that they were ordered to wiggle their fingers ...