May 31, 2021
A climber died in a fall on Sunday at Mt. Hood.
The 63-year-old man and his son were descending the mountain using the popular Old Chute route when he fell 500 feet.
Rescuers had to use caution reaching the man s location, because of dangerous vents where toxic gases are released from the volcano.
The man was dead when they reached him. He was brought down the mountain on a sled to Timberline Lodge. His name has not been released.
The Clackamas County Sheriff s Office says this can be a dangerous time to climb the mountain, because warm temperatures can cause a lot of ice and rocks to fall.
Mount Hood climber killed in 500-foot fall
Portland Mountain Rescue
Portland Mountain Rescue
Occurred on very busy weekend at Oregon s tallest peak
TIMBERLINE LODGE, Ore. (KTVZ) A climber was killed Sunday in a 500-foot fall at 11,250-foot-tall Mount Hood, Oregon s tallest peak, authorities said.
Here are the details, as shared Sunday evening by the Clackamas County Sheriff s Office:
Shortly after 9 a.m. on Sunday, Clackamas County Sheriff s Office Search & Rescue (SAR) coordinators learned of a climbing accident near the Old Chute on Mt. Hood.
Witnesses called 911 to report a climber had fallen an estimated 500 feet. The 63-year-old male subject had reportedly been descending Mt. Hood with his adult son on the popular Old Chute route, at approximately 10,500 feet elevation, when he fell.