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Archive Home > 2005 > May > 25 > Climbers caught off guard

Climbers caught off guard

Group was descending Thayer Glacier; one still in serious condition

By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
May 25, 2005

The man and woman injured Sunday in an avalanche on North Sister had climbed the mountain and were descending Thayer Glacier when the snow plume caught them.

The snow swept Nancy Miller, 40, and James "Jae" Ellers, 36, several hundred feet down the mountain, according to Bruce Hope, a....

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