Injured climber on Mt Hood

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fettster
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Injured climber on Mt Hood

Post by fettster » January 17th, 2009, 2:36 pm

Not much for details, but sounds like the climber was hit by some ice:

http://www.katu.com/news/37770379.html

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Re: Injured climber on Mt Hood

Post by Grannyhiker » January 18th, 2009, 9:05 am

Supposedly the group was from Portland Mountain Rescue, up there for a training session. These folks risk their own lives to save others' lives, as this incident amply proves!

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