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As a charter member of the Mountain Rescue Association, they were founded in 1926 by A.L. Anderson, [5] a lumberman from Hood River, after a search for missing seven year old on Mt. Hood. [6] Their name originates from a wife of a founding member, who stated that the men spent so much time on the crags of the mountain that they were like "crag rats".
The Portland Mountain Rescue arrived at the Timberline Lodge shortly after 5 a.m. on Tuesday, May 13, alerted to potential trouble on Mount Hood involving student climbers who had not arrived back as expected. The rescuers faced difficult weather conditions, with strong winds overturning a Sno-Cat.
Search and rescue crews, including teams from Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, Portland Mountain Rescue, Hood River Crag Rats, AMR's Reach and Treat Team, and the Oregon Office of Emergency Management, were deployed to the mountain to assist in the rescue. At around 10 a.m., rescue crews reached the injured climber and took over patient care.
Mount Hood, which is located about 70 miles east of Portland, is Oregon's tallest peak at approximately 11,240 feet, according to the U.S. Forest Service.It attracts more than 10,000 climbers each ...
Rescue teams spent four days in the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness, which is in the Mount Hood National Forest, trying to find any sign of the missing woman from Brightwood and her two dogs.
California Regional Mountain Rescue Association in Mammoth Lakes, CA. 2016 The Crag Rats helping with a snow survey at Tilly Jane Campground on Mount Hood (March 1973).. The Mountain Rescue Association (also called the MRA) is an organization of teams dedicated to saving lives through rescue and mountain safety education.
Crisis on Mount Hood, Stories from 100 Years of Mountain Rescue (Mountaineers Books, 2025) looks at the history of America’s oldest mountain rescue team, the Hood River Crag Rats, and Dr. Van Tilburg’s three-decade commitment to search and rescue. Massive crowds, throngs of inexperienced climbers, and social media are creating a record ...
Portland Mountain Rescue is a search and rescue organization based in Portland, Oregon, United States. It specializes in high angle mountain rescue and mountain rescue in northwest Oregon and southwest Washington, as well as providing educational materials and information on mountain and backcountry safety.