chelan county mountain rescue

Climbers with Chelan County Mountain Rescue used bolts from a September rescue at the same location to set up a line to safely get to the person.

Deputies say she was not able to hike out of the area because of a medical condition that worsened at a high elevation.

A call came to Rivercom Dispatch at about 8 pm Sunday that a climber had broken a leg, and a companion climber lost his rope.

A Seattle hiker was rescued by helicopter after several attempts were turned back by weather to reach him in the Enchantments area west of Leavenworth, WA

A stuck climber was rescued Friday night near the summit of Mt. Stuart, which reaches higher than 9,400 feet.

Climbers with Chelan County Mountain Rescue say the had to use a hammer drill and bolts to set up a line to safely get to the person and get them out.

Members of the volunteer group were flown to Dragontail Peak by a Chelan County Sheriff's helicopter last Sunday to help a lost climber.

The body of a woman who died last winter in an avalanche on Colchuck Peak eight miles south of Leavenworth has been recovered. The remains of 60-year-old Jeannie Lee of Bayside, New York were found on Monday afternoon by a Chelan County Mountain Rescue volunteer...

CCMR volunteers went on 28 missions in 2022, a 97% increase compared to 2021.

GESA Credit Union has made a sizeable donation to Chelan County Mountain Rescue through its Local Heroes Grant. Shawn Ballard, co-owner of Ballard Ambulance, is a member of the local rescue outfit and says the group – which saves dozens of lives every year – is entirely volunteer. “It’s a...