Climbing ranger injured in fall on Mt. Rainier

By KOMO Staff

Summary

The ranger was coming down from the summit Wednesday when he punched through a hole and fell 40 feet into a crevasse. He sustained a leg injury and a helicopter is en route to get him off the mountain and to Harborview.

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Story Published: Jul 1, 2009 at 2:23 PM PST

Story Updated: Jul 1, 2009 at 2:53 PM PST

Climbing ranger injured in fall on Mt. Rainier
MOUNT RAINIER -- A climbing ranger was injured while skiing down from Mt. Rainier's summit Wednesday afternoon.

Two rangers had reached the summit earlier in the day and were skiing back down to Camp Sherman when one punched through a hole in the snow and fell 40 feet into a crevasse, said Rainier Park spokesman Lee Taylor.

The ranger's partner was able pull him out of the crevasse with the help of two other guides on the same route.

Taylor says it appears the ranger suffered a leg injury. A rescue helicopter from Ranger Creek was heading up to the site to airlift the climber off the mountain and take him to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.