#Disaster #NationalPark #Survival #WildernessSurvival With the many dangers of Mt. Rainier, crevasses are the ones climbers most fret. As the ice flows downhill, it breaks into huge cracks and blocks. These present unique hazards. Climbers can fall into crevasses, especially those hidden by snow. Most climbing parties rope up to rescue one another in the event of a crevasse fall. On June 19, 2012, five climbers from Waco set out to summit Mount Rainier, the highest peak in Washington’s Cascade range. Rainier, popular with outdoor adventurers, climbs 14,411 feet above the Pacific Ocean. On a clear day, it can be seen from Portland to the Canadian border. The group included Stuart Smith, a Waco attorney with a climbing resume that includes some of the world’s tallest peaks — including Mount Everest, and Ross VanDyke, Baylor’s Assistant Director of Admission Counseling, who had made a previous attempt on Mount Rainier, that was called off due to weather. Joining them were Smith’s niece Noelle Smith, Claire McDonald, and Baylor senior Stacy Liedle from Waco. After summiting Mt Rainier, on the way down, they encountered a large crevasse in the glacier known as a bergschrund. It was above the edge of the bergschrund that disaster struck.
0:00 Introduction
0:49 Mt Rainier
2:32 The Waco Pary Climbing Disaster
15:22 The Rescue
27:23 The Aftermath
32:04 Conclusion/Safety Tips
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