9 Rescued Off Mt. Rainier Peak
A high-altitude helicopter plucked four climbers and their five rescuers off Mt. Rainier on Wednesday evening, two days after the climbers lost gear in an avalanche.
The mountaineers walked off the Army Reserve Chinook helicopter and were taken to a ranger station for debriefing. Nobody was hurt.
Crews got a break late Wednesday from snow and poor visibility that had prevented rescue of the four climbers and five national park rangers.
The nine were airlifted from the 13,900-foot level near Liberty Cap, one of the smaller summits on the 14,411-foot peak, said Maria Gillett, Mt. Rainier National Park spokeswoman.
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