Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Climber injured on Rainier

kautz glacier

Mitchell Bell was climbing with a party of 5 up the Kautz Glacier route on Rainier when he fell into a crevasse and was injured yesterday afternoon. His group summoned the help of guides from Alpine Ascents International. He was airlifted off the mountain this morning with a Chinook helicopter. He reportedly suffered some broken teeth and broken ribs. Link
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