Missing climber crawls to safety after slicing feet open during 500-foot fall down California mountain
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“The climber told rescuers that he had attempted to glissade down the mountain, lost control, and slid approximately 500 feet,” the U.S. Forest Service said.
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“The climber told rescuers that he had attempted to glissade down the mountain, lost control, and slid approximately 500 feet,” the U.S. Forest Service said.
(FOX40.COM) — A San Jose man crawled through the night to reach safety after he fell while decending Mount Shasta last week, the U.S. Forest Service said. According to the agency, the man had reached the summit of the mountain around 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
In an incredible story of survival, a San Jose climber stuck on Mount Shasta crawled his way overnight to a cabin after his feet were injured sliding 500 feet down the Avalanche Gulch route.
“The climber told rescuers that he had attempted to glissade down the mountain, lost control, and slid approximately 500 feet,” the U.S. Forest Service said.
By Cecilio Padilla A Mount Shasta climber was airlifted to a hospital after sliding about 500 feet down the mountain, injuring himself and then crawling through the night to reach shelter. The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said the San Jose man reached the summit around 7:30 p.m. Sept.
