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Category Archives: Oregon
Authorities Debate Fine Following Search for Unregistered Mount Hood Climber
The Mail Tribune reports authorities are debating whether to fine Brian Lester Thibeault, 19, of Medford $150 for not filling out the Mount Hood permit and then having to be rescued.
Posted in Accidents, Highpoint (States) News, Oregon
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Hood to Coast Relay Fills in One Day
KOIN reports all spots for the 25th annual Fred Meyer Hood to Coast Relay filled in one one day.
Posted in Highpoint (States) News, Oregon
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Fatal Fall on Goat Mountain, Oregon
KOIN reports Curtis Charles Meister fell 100-150 feet to his death on Goat Mountain, outside Estacada, Oregon. The friends said they were all hiking when Meister said he wanted to climb down the cliff. He lost his grip and fell … Continue reading
Fatal 700 Foot Fall After Climb on Three Fingered Jack in Oregon
KGW reports a 23-year-old college student fellow 700 feet while returning to the trail after a climb of Three-Fingered Jack in Linn County, Oregon.
Woman Breaks Leg On Mount Washington, Oregon
The Statesman-Journal reports a helicopter rescued Joan Ding near the summit of Mout Washington, Oregon, after she fel 15 feet breaking her leg and finger.
Posted in Accidents, Helicopter Rescues, Oregon
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Body Found After 2 Weeks on Oregon’s Mount McLoughlin
KGW reports the body of John V. Zazzara who was missing for two weeks on Mount McLoughlin was found by a friend who was searching for him.
Fatal 1,000 Foot Fall on Hood’s Cooper Spur
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports Todd R. Engelhardt fell 1,000 feet on the Cooper Spur route of Mount Hood along the Newton-Clark glacier.
Posted in Accidents, Fatal, Highpoint (States) News, Oregon
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80 Foot Fatal Fall in Silver Falls State Park, Oregon
The Seattle Post Intelligencer reports Elizabeth Reddout of Castle Rock, WA, fell 80 feet at Winter Falls in Silver Falls State Park in Oregon.
3rd Dog Rescue in 4 Years in Hood’s Zig Zag Canyon
KOIN reports the 3rd incident in for years where a dog had to be rescued in Zig Zag Canyon on Mount Hood.
Posted in Accidents, Animals, Dogs, Highpoint (States) News, Oregon
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2 Airlifted After Avalanche on Oregon’s North Sister
The Oregonian reports the Oregon National Guard airlifted two climbers after an avalanche injured them on the North Sister.
Posted in Accidents, Avalanches, Oregon, States
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Mount Hood Meadows Seeks Million Gallon Snowmaking Machine
Following the record low snow year, Mount Hood Meadows Ski Resort is asking permission to build a million gallon tank to handel snow making chores according to Oregon Live.
Posted in Highpoint (States) News, Oregon
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USGS Lists 169 Volcanoes That Need to Be Watched
Spatial News reports the USGS has issued it first list of 169 U.S. volcanoes that need to be monitored through its National Volcano Early Warning System (NVEWS) .
Posted in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Phenomenon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
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Heavy Snows Reopen Northwest Ski Resorts for First Time Since January
Nearly two feet of snow in the past two weeks have opened Northwest Ski Resorts for the first time since mid-January in this year’s record low snow. Ironically March 31 is the last date that Snotel traditionally measures snowpack. The … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon, Phenomenon, Snowpack, Washington
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Exhibit Shows 82 X’s Where Indians Signed Away Rainier and Hood in 1855 Point Elliott Treaty
The HeraldNet reports an exhibit at the Mukilteo Light Station shows the actual 1855 Point Elliott Treaty signed with 82 “X” mark signatures from Indian Chiefs in which they gave Mount Hood and Mount Rainier to the white men. The … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Highpoint (States) News, Native Issues, Oregon, States, Washington
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Unroped Climber Killed on McClellan Butte, Oregon
An AP article says Brian Landeck, 46, fell 600 feet on 5,160-foot McClellan Butte east of North Bend, Oregon. He was unroped at the time.