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Archive Home > 2012 > June > 15 > Climber dies after falling 1,000 feet on Mt. Hood

Climber dies after falling 1,000 feet on Mt. Hood

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
June 15, 2012

OREGON CITY — A man climbing alone died early Thursday after falling about 1,000 feet on the south side of Mount Hood, Clackamas County sheriff’s officials said.

Sgt. Adam Phillips said the body was found at 10,000 feet in a gully below Hogsback Ridge, in an area near Crater....

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