Ice climbing accident in Maine: Katahdin rescue attempt
It was a mild winter day in 1974 when six climbers set out on a route no one had ever attempted. Then came a storm of unimaginable fury.
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It was a mild winter day in 1974 when six climbers set out on a route no one had ever attempted. Then came a storm of unimaginable fury.
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Alaska National Guard plucks pilot, passenger, mountaineering group from snowy weather Spc. Grace Nechanicky/AP In this photo provided by the Alaska National Guard, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter departs Bryant Army Airfield, Dec. 11, 2020, on its way to Nanwalek, Alaska. (Spc. Grace Nechanicky/U.S. Army National Guard via AP) By: Scripps National and last updated 2021-06-04 14:13:58-04 ANCHORAGE, Alaska â Over the holiday weekend, the Alaska National Guard carried out two rescues in inclement weather, pulling a pilot, a passenger, and 12 mountaineers from snowy mountainsides...
Jun. 2—Update, 7 p.m. Tuesday: A group of mountaineers stranded on Klutlan Glacier in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park was rescued just before 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Alaska Army National Guard. They had reportedly been suffering from altitude sickness and cold-related injuries on the glacier in the Mount Bona area, in the northeast area of the park. Original story: After days of ...