The fatal fall
Red Banks
The three climbers slip
below the Red Banks and
slide down the mountain.
Their gear would later be
found along the way.
Ice ax
Trekking pole
Crampon
Glove
The party falls about
2,000 vertical feet.
Helen Lake
Camp
Rescuers find two
survivors and attempt
CPR on Jillian Webster.
Summit
Climbers fell about a mile
Helen Lake
Camp
12,000 ft.
9,850 ft.
Rescue site
Trailhead
3,600 ft.
City
0 Miles from trailhead
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
5.3
June 16 satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies
The fatal fall
Red Banks
The three climbers slip below the Red Banks and slide down the mountain. Their gear would later be found along the way.
1
Ice ax
Trekking pole
Crampon
Glove
The party falls about 2,000 vertical feet.
Helen Lake Camp
Rescuers find two survivors and attempt CPR on Jillian Webster.
2
Summit
Climbers fell about a mile
12,000 ft.
Helen Lake Camp
9,850 ft.
Rescue site
Trailhead
3,600 ft.
City
0 Miles from trailhead
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
5.3
June 16 satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies
The fatal fall
Red Banks
The three climbers slip below the Red Banks and slide down the mountain. Their gear would later be found along the way.
1
Ice ax
Trekking pole
Crampon
Glove
The party falls about
2,000 vertical feet.
Helen Lake
Camp
Rescuers find two survivors and attempt CPR on Jillian Webster.
2
Summit
Climbers fell about a mile
Helen Lake Camp
12,000 ft.
9,850 ft.
Rescue site
Trailhead
3,600 ft.
City
0 Miles from
trailhead
3.0
4.0
5.0
June 16 satellite imagery from
Maxar Technologies