HomeUncategorized“SHE’S CONSCIOUS — SHE’S ACTUALLY CONSCIOUS!” — NOVICE CLIMBER’S CONDITION AFTER 1,500-FOOT FALL LEAVES MOUNT SHASTA RESCUERS STUNNED A Sunday climb on California’s Mount Shasta turned into a terrifying fight for survival when a novice climber suddenly tumbled an estimated 1,500 feet down the mountain — a fall so extreme that rescuers feared the worst before they even reached her. But when the rescue team finally found the woman, the scene was nothing like they had expected. She was awake, conscious, and able to respond despite plunging down one of the mountain’s most dangerous slopes, leaving those at the scene struggling to understand how she had survived. Now, the condition in which she was discovered — and the extraordinary chain of events that may have saved her life — has made this one of the mountain’s most astonishing survival stories.
“SHE’S CONSCIOUS — SHE’S ACTUALLY CONSCIOUS!” — NOVICE CLIMBER’S CONDITION AFTER 1,500-FOOT FALL LEAVES MOUNT SHASTA RESCUERS STUNNED A Sunday climb on California’s Mount Shasta turned into a terrifying fight for survival when a novice climber suddenly tumbled an estimated 1,500 feet down the mountain — a fall so extreme that rescuers feared the worst before they even reached her. But when the rescue team finally found the woman, the scene was nothing like they had expected. She was awake, conscious, and able to respond despite plunging down one of the mountain’s most dangerous slopes, leaving those at the scene struggling to understand how she had survived. Now, the condition in which she was discovered — and the extraordinary chain of events that may have saved her life — has made this one of the mountain’s most astonishing survival stories.
Woman falls 1,500 feet down Mt. Shasta — leaves rescuers baffled by her condition
A novice climber somehow survived a terrifying 1,500-foot tumble down California’s Mount Shasta on Sunday — astonishing rescuers who found her awake and conscious after the massive fall.
The 31-year-old woman was climbing the Left of Heart variation of the mountain’s popular Avalanche Gulch route with two other novice climbers when she plunged from about 13,000 feet to 11,500 feet, according to the US Forest Service.
A 31-year-old woman survived a 1,500-foot fall down the icy terrain.Facebook/U.S. Forest Service – Shasta-Trinity National Forest
The rescue quickly turned into a race against the weather.UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Lead Climbing Ranger Nick Meyers was alerted to the incident around noon by the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue coordinator. Three US Forest Service climbing rangers responded with assistance from the California Highway Patrol.
The rescue quickly turned into a race against the weather.
