3 rock climbers dead
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A rock climber who fell hundreds of feet descending a steep gully in Washington’s North Cascades mountains survived the fall that killed his three companions, hiked to his car in the dark and then drove to a pay phone to call for help,
Three climbers from Renton, Washington, died over the weekend after falling during a climb in North Cascades National Park.
Many details about what led up to the fall still aren’t known, said Cristina Woodworth, who leads the sheriff’s search and rescue team. But all four climbers appeared to be tied to the same piton when it failed.
Three people have died, and one person survived after a rock-climbing accident in Washington on Sunday. Four climbers fell while descending from a steep gully, according to the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office. Our sister station, KIRO TV in Seattle, said it happened in the area of North Early Winters Spire.