Climbers ascending Mount Rainier rescued by helicopter after one falls into 80-foot crevasse
May 16—Two climbers ascending Mount Rainier were rescued by helicopter Friday after one fell into an 80-foot crevasse, according to the National Park Service. The man in the chasm was stranded for about 29 hours.
The rescue took place on the south side of the mountain at an elevation of 12,200 feet, about 2,200 feet from the summit. According to a news release, the rescue required multiple attempts due to heavy and erratic winds. The first climber was hoisted from the Kautz Glacier surface to a U.S. Air Force Chinook helicopter, and a team of four climbing rangers from Mount Rainier National Park were dropped onto the mountain to save the second.
Neither of the climbers — both men in their mid-20s — have been publicly identified.
Park spokesperson Patti Wold said Western Washington's unseasonably cold spring has made for particularly poor weather conditions on Mount Rainier so far this year. She said good timing with windows of decent weather Friday helped with the successful rescue.
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