Surrey, B.C. climber falls to his death on Washington’s Mount Rainier
Chun Hui Zhang, 52, was reportedly on a private summit climb with friends on Monday when witnesses reported seeing him take a “substantial fall” on the Disappointment Cleaver route, the National Park Service said in a Wednesday news release.
Mountain climbing guides and rangers failed to locate him, and he was found the next day with help from a helicopter.Mount Rainier is an active volcano more than 14,000 feet above sea level. According to the park service, thousands of mountaineers reach its peak each year.The Disappointment Cleaver-Ingraham Glacier Direct route is the most popular, representing 75 per cent of all summit attempts.
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