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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,
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 climbers from Renton, Washington, died over the weekend after falling during a climb in North Cascades National Park.