Leavenworth Resident & Avalanche Forecaster Dies In Climbing Accident
A Leavenworth resident and forecaster for the Northwest Avalanche Center (NWAC) is dead after a climbing accident along Icicle Road.
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A Leavenworth resident and forecaster for the Northwest Avalanche Center (NWAC) is dead after a climbing accident along Icicle Road.
LEAVENWORTH — An avalanche forecaster and mountain guide died last week while climbing outside Leavenworth.
A Leavenworth resident and forecaster for the Northwest Avalanche Center (NWAC) is dead after a climbing accident along Icicle Road.
LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) — A man from Vancouver, Washington, died in a climbing accident Monday in the Cascade Mountains south of Leavenworth, the Chelan County sheriff said. The 44-year-old’s climbing partner said the two were climbing on Icicle Buttress when heavy rain moved in.
The man is estimated to have fallen 100 feet off of Icicle Buttress, according to the Chelan County Sheriff's Office.