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Oregon Climbing Accidents
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Mountaineering Accidents in Oregon |
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| Mt Hood | May 17, 2008 | A party of three climbs the south side route during a heat wave with an avalanche warning in effect, an avalanche partly buries one of them. | |
| Mt Hood | June 17, 2006 | A party of three falls past the bergshrund, hitting two others which self-arrest. Two climbers flown off, one walked on their own. | |
| Three Finger Jack | July 23, 2005 | Fatal - 1 | A young woman falls 700 feet to her death. Her group included experienced climbers. |
| Mt Washington | July 01, 2005 | A lead climber dislodges a large rock which hits his partner below. | |
| Mt Hood | June 24, 2005 | Fatal - 1 | An experienced and well equipped solo climber falls from the Cooper Spur |
| North Sister | May 21, 2005 | Two climbers on the Thayer Glacier caught in an avalanche and seriously injured | |
| Mt Washington | July 29, 2004 | Fatal - 2 | Two climbers on a rock route on the west face both fall, neither survives. |
| Mt Hood | Jan 11, 2003 | Two OSU students attempt the Sandy Glacier ahead of an impending storm | |
| Ollalie Trail | Aug 23, 2002 | An OSU trip gets lost, has no map or compass, and ends up being rescued from a ravine. | |
| Mt Hood | May 30, 2002 | Fatal - 3 | A chain reaction causes nine climbers to slide into the bergshrund. |
| Mt Hood | May 24, 2002 | Fatal - 1 | A snowboarder ascends the south side and decides on a whim to ride the Cooper Spur |
| Middle Sister | Sept 29, 2001 | A climber descending steep slopes falls out of control, breaking numeorus bones | |
| Broken Top | Aug 10, 2001 | Fatal - 1 | A hiker/climber leaves camp late in the day poorly prepared and is never found. |
| Mt Hood | August, 2001 | A climber ascends from the north, gets lost and falls descending the south side | |
| North Sister | July 10, 2001 | A climber, continuing alone, ends up riding a boulder downhill | |
| Mt Jefferson | July 1, 2001 | A climber is hit by a falling rock and evacuated with a concussion | |
| Mt Jefferson | June 24, 2001 | Fatal - 1 | A climber separated from his partners while descending and fell |
| Mt Hood | Mar 23, 2001 | One climber falls from near the "Pearly Gates" to Devils Kitchen, sprained ankle | |
| Mt Hood | Dec, 2001 | An avalanche on the Cooper Spur, 2 OSU students caught but very lucky | |
| Mt Hood | June 19, 2000 | Sandy Glacier Headwall Rockfall, 2 Experienced climbers caught |
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| Mt Hood | June 4, 2000 | Fatal - 1 | An experienced climbers falls from the summit for unknown reasons |
| Broken Top | Sept 19, 1999 | An inexperienced climber initially falls on snow but continues over rocks | |
| Mt Hood | May 23 1999 | Fatal - 2 | Two climbers fall from the top of the Cooper Spur at the start of the descent |
| North Sister | July 11 1998 | Fatal - 1 | A solo climber falls from the South Ridge, found on or near the Thayer Glacier |
| Mt Hood | May 31, 1998 | Fatal - 1 | A group of Mazamas gets caught in a large avalanche on West Crater Rim |
| Three Finger Jack | Oct 26 1997 | Fatal - 1 | An inexperienced climber descending on his own across snow w/o an axe slips |
| Mt Washington | Sept 20 1997 | A lead climber on a rock route falls with enough run-out to hit the belay ledge | |
| Mt Hood | Sept 6 1997 | Fatal - 1 | A skier ascending the lower part of the Cooper Spur while icy falls |
| Mt Hood | May 19, 1997 | A solo climber falls and breaks his neck. A month later his dog returns as well! | |
| Three Finger Jack | Aug 5, 1994 | A climber falls on the "crawl" on the descent. | |
Accidents Involving OSU Climbers |
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| Jan 11, 2003 | Two OSU students attempt the Sandy Glacier ahead of an impending storm; they spend a night in a crevasse, survive an avalanche, and cross the Reid Glacier low | |
| Aug 23, 2002 | An official OSU-run trip gets lost, has no map/compass, and ends up being rescued from a ravine. | |
| May 29, 2002 | Fatal - 3 | A group of four OSU students attempts Liberty Ridge with a poor forecast and gets caught up high in terrible conditions. |
| Dec, 2001 | Two OSU students attempt the Cooper Spur in a month of heavy snowfall and get caught in an avalanche but are very lucky | |
| Dec 27, 1998 | Two OSU students try a climb in Utah and get off-route, suffer a leader fall with serious injury, and place an anchor which endangered rescuers. | |
Select Accidents from Mt Rainier |
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| Jul 07, 2005 | Four climbers - 1 RMI guide and three clients - fall and are rescued by the Oregon National Guard. Two from a crevasse . | |
| Feb 06, 2005 | Two RMI guides fail to anticipate icy conditions. Rescued on day 6 of a 2 day climb. One has severe frostbite on 18 fingers. | |
| Jun 06, 2002 | A climber slips, pulls another climber down, and both of them along with their RMI guide fall 60 ft into a crevasse. | |
| May 29, 2002 | Fatal - 3 | A group of four OSU students attempts Liberty Ridge with a poor forecast and gets caught up high in terrible conditions. |
| April 30, 2000 | During RMI guide try-outs a scouted "safe route" past a cornice is overhung and collapses. One guide is caught, L-1 and L-2 vertebrae broken. | |
| Nov 15, 1999 | Two RMI guides and one park ranger trying to cross 45 degree hard ice roped together with no anchors fall 600 ft. | |
| June 11, 1998 | Fatal -1 | Two RMI rope teams are caught in a wet, loose avalanche they initiate while descending at about 1 pm. on a warm sunny day with recent snowfall. |
Accidents Involving Oregon Climbers |
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| Dec 27, 1998 | Two OSU students try a climb in Utah and get off-route, suffer a leader fall with serious injury, and place an anchor which endangered rescuers. | |