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Woman rescued after surviving 1,500-foot drop during Mt. Shasta climb
Rescuers found the climber in good spirits with a possible broken ankle and other injuries after the steep fall, the Forest Service said.
- On Sunday, June 28, 2026, a 31-year-old woman survived a 1,500-foot fall while climbing the Left of Heart variation of the Avalanche Gulch route on Mount Shasta in Northern California.
- The climber was part of a group of three novice climbers ascending steep, high-altitude terrain when she fell from around 13,000 feet to approximately 11,500 feet before coming to rest on the mountain.
- U.S. Forest Service rangers found the hiker alert and "in good spirits," despite suffering a suspected fractured ankle and "additional injuries consistent with the significant fall," the agency said.
- Because cloud cover restricted helicopter access, rangers hiked to the site, packaged the woman in a rescue litter, and lowered her to Lake Helen for extraction by California Highway Patrol at around 5:30 p.m.
- The Forest Service warned that Mount Shasta is a "high-altitude mountaineering environment, not a hike," urging prospective climbers to "be honest about your experience and physical conditioning" before attempting the summit.
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Novice climber survives 1,500-foot drop on California’s Mount Shasta after helicopter rescue delayed by clouds
A 31-year-old novice climber survived a roughly 1,500-foot slide down California’s Mount Shasta after worsening weather forced rescuers to abandon plans for a direct helicopter rescue, sending climbing rangers scrambling up the mountain on foot before she could be flown to a hospital. The woman was climbing the Left of Heart variation of the popular Avalanche Gulch route Sunday with two other novice climbers when she slipped near the 13,000-foot…
Novice climber survives 1,500-foot drop on California's Mount Shasta after helicopter rescue delayed by clouds
Mount Shasta rescue saw a novice climber survive a 1,500-foot slide down Avalanche Gulch after a slip on the snow slope. Weather forced a staged helicopter rescue by rangers.
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