Perhaps the most dramatic demonstration of the dangers of mountain helicopter flying is the 2002 attempted rescue of four injured climbers on Oregon’s Mount Hood, when an HH-60G Pave Hawk of the ...

The air rescue was not the first atop Mount Hood ' s summit as originally reported. A Portland Mountain Rescue spokesman, Steve Rollins, said one rescue from the summit occurred in 2006 and others ...

Three climbers died that day on Mt. Hood. But the toll could have been even higher. While trying to peform a high-altitude rescue of the climbers, an Air Force Pavehawk helicopter fell from the ...

Let this be your moment of zen today. Standing tall at 11,250 feet, Mount Hood usually has the sky to itself. That wasn’t the case last week when, during an already-stunning sunrise, a giant ...

Mount Hood Mountaineering and Climbing course, various dates beginning May 14-15, $329 (resident), $427 (nonresident). Two field sessions: one on basic mountaineering techniques, one a climb of ...

Knowing that, Leas' team steered clear of Hogback, taking Mount Hood's crater variation. They didn't summit until 9 a.m. They also sat in place for 30 minutes, waiting for the route to clear.