The sole survivor of a rock climbing accident that killed three others in Washington state's North Cascades National Park is in satisfactory condition—a fact that's nothing short of "miraculous," an ...

A group of four climbers was involved in a fall believed to be caused by “an anchor failure” while descending a steep gully in the North Early Winters Spire area of North Cascades National Park. The ...

Three rock climbers died in a fall while rappelling down the side of a steep gully near North Early Winters Spire in the ...

SEATTLE – Three King County residents fell to their deaths while climbing in the North Cascades over the weekend, while a fourth climber survived.

One mountain climber's survival is being called "miraculous" after a 200-foot fall onto jagged rock in Washington state ...

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 ...

Three people have died, and one person survived after a rock-climbing accident in Washington on Sunday. Four climbers fell while descending from a steep gully, according to the Okanogan County Sheriff ...

The man, suffering from internal bleeding and head trauma, not only survived the 400-foot fall but was able to trek to his ...

It’s a bright and early Monday morning on Mount Lemmon. The landscape of steep slopes is full of boulders, shrubs and tall saguaro cactuses. Gunshots from the shooting range nearby can be heard ...

Rock climbers secure themselves by ropes to anchors, such as pitons or other climbing equipment. The ropes are intended to arrest their fall if they should slip, and typically climbers use backup ...

What caused the deadly fall at the popular climbing spot is still under investigation, but the sheriff said it appears the climbers' anchors failed as they were rappelling down the rock face.