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Anchor failing may have led to fall that killed 3 rock climbers, sheriff’s office says
Anchor failing may have led to fall that killed 3 rock climbers, sheriff’s office says
Anchor failing may have led to fall that killed 3 rock climbers, sheriff’s office says

Published on: 05/13/2025

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The Okanogan County Search and Rescue team responds to a climbing accident in the North Cascades mountains in Washington on Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Okanogan County Sheriff's Office via AP)

A climbing group of four met with disaster when the anchor securing their ropes -- a piton -- appears to have failed as they were descending in a steep gully, trying to reach the spire’s base in Washington’s North Cascades mountains, according to Okanogan County Undersheriff Dave Yarnell.

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