The 16-year-old plummeted down the snow-covered mountain, coming to a stop only after he had fallen 500 feet down a headwall. Somehow, he only suffered a broken leg
The 16-year-old boy had reached the Pearly Gates, the icy, chute-like section of Mount Hood just below the last push to the summit, when he lost his grip. He plummeted down the ice- and snow-covered mountain, coming to a stop only after he had fallen 500 feet down a headwall known as Devil’s Kitchen.“A lot of things had to happen just right for him to come out of that with just a fractured leg,” Sgt.
“This is a mountain, it’s a technical mountain, this isn’t a Sunday stroll,” sheriff’s Lt. Brian Jensen told Q13 Fox. “It’s inherently dangerous and you know, going up there, you need to have the proper skill set and the proper equipment to do so safely. Doing so with anything less than that can – it can be dangerous.”
The group started climbing early Monday, with Singh leading the pack, KATU reported. Then he slipped in the Pearly Gates area – a part of the ascent Mendoza said has been described as “almost like climbing up a chimney.” He tried to use his ax to end his fall, but found he couldn’t. When Singh finally came to a rest, his helmet was “essentially destroyed,” Mendoza said. Yet he was mostly unscathed, except for his leg. Someone called 911, and the rescuers began the hours-long trek to his side.
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