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Calif. climber survives 1,500-foot Mount Shasta fall
SFGATE • • nation
Key Points:
- A 31-year-old woman survived a 1,500-foot fall while climbing Mount Shasta in Northern California, falling from about 13,000 feet to 11,500 feet on Sunday.
- She was climbing the Left of Heart variation of the Avalanche Gulch route with two novice climbers when the accident occurred.
- Rescue efforts involved Forest Service climbing rangers hiking in due to cloud cover preventing helicopter access, and the woman was found alert but with a suspected fractured ankle.
- The woman was stabilized, lowered to an emergency landing zone, and airlifted to Mercy Medical Center Mount Shasta for treatment.
- Authorities emphasized that Mount Shasta is a high-altitude mountaineering environment, urging climbers to be properly prepared and cautious.
