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A 36-year-old woman slipped and fell several hundred feet from Oregon’s tallest peak right in front of the eyes of a group of volunteer rescue workers who rushed to her aid – and helped save ...
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Mount Hood climbing accidents are incidents related to mountain climbing or hiking on Oregon's Mount Hood. As of 2007, about 10,000 people attempt to climb the mountain each year. [ 1 ] As of May 2002, more than 130 people are known to have died climbing Mount Hood since records have been kept. [ 2 ]
Derek Hersey (right) and friends making PBJ sandwiches, Yosemite Valley, California Hersey's business card Hersey bouldering in Zion. Derek Geoffrey Hersey (26 October 1956 – 28 May 1993) was a British rock climber who specialized in free soloing, and was for many years an active participant in the Boulder, Colorado climbing scene in the United States.
Crevasse rescue is considered a core skill set in alpine climbing, but difficult to do efficiently. [1] [2] It is typically encountered by rope teams on glaciers. [2] [3] When a climber falls into a crevasse, ideally the other rope team member(s) react quickly and self-arrest using their ice axes so they are not also dragged into the crevasse. [1]
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The climber was near the summit, deputies said.