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Climbers injured in 800-foot slide off Mount Stuart

Mount Stuart, tallest peak in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.
Mount Stuart, tallest peak in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.

CLIMBING -- The Chelan County sheriff’s office says two climbers slid 800 feet or more down 9,415-foot Mount Stuart southwest of Leavenworth when one slipped and the anchor points for both came loose Sunday as they were trying to reach the top.

The two came to rest on a glacier. Rescuers responded to an emergency beacon and the two were picked up by a copter and flown to Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee.

The sheriff’s office says a 28-year-old Seattle man suffered a broken leg and a 29-year-old Bainbridge Island man suffered head and neck injuries.

Mount Stuart, prominent to the north from Interstate 90 near Cle Elum, is the highest peak in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness and the second-highest non-volcanic peak in Washington, behind Bonanza Peak.



Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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