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Three climbers fell 400 feet to their death. One climber survived and drove to a pay phone
- While coming down a steep gully in Washington’s North Cascades, a rock climber survived a fall of roughly 400 feet that tragically claimed the lives of his three fellow climbers.
- The group of four was scaling the Early Winters Spires and likely turned around due to an approaching storm before the anchor securing their ropes failed.
- Rescuers reached the fall site Sunday, recovered equipment including an old piton used as an anchor, and examined it to determine the cause.
- Joshua Cole described the route as moderately challenging and emphasized that shifting ice and rock conditions can quickly alter the level of danger. Woodworth observed that one piece of gear appeared aged and worn, while the other equipment seemed relatively new.
- The surviving climber, despite internal bleeding and head trauma, extricated himself, reached his car and called for help, while authorities seek more information on the incident.
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Sole survivor of 400-foot climbing fall drove 40 miles to call 911
The sole climber who survived a 400-foot fall in Washington’s North Cascades National Park passed out for several hours, woke up in the dark and drove 40 miles to a pay phone to call for help, telling the dispatcher he could “hardly breathe,” newly released recordings reveal. Anton Tselykh was the only survivor after he and three climbing friends slid into a sheer mountainside gully, known as a couloir, when their climbing anchor failed last wee…
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The RecordSole survivor of a 400-foot rock climbing fall told 911 dispatcher he could ‘hardly breathe’
A rock climber who survived a long fall that killed his three companions hiked back to his car despite serious injuries and told a 911 dispatcher that he could “hardly breathe,” according to a recording obtained Thursday by The Associated Press. Anton Tselykh and his climbing partners were descending a gully between towering granite spires in Washington’s North Cascades mountains on Saturday evening when an anchor securing their ropes tore out t…
Sole survivor of a 400-foot rock climbing fall told 911 dispatcher he could 'hardly breathe'
A rock climber who survived a long fall that killed his three companions hiked back to his car despite serious injuries and told a 911 dispatcher that he could “hardly breathe,” according to a recording obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.Anton Tselykh and his climbing partners were descending a gully between towering granite spires in Washington's North Cascades mountains on Saturday evening when an anchor securing their ropes tore out th…
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