Three people fell to their deaths Sunday while rock climbing in Washington state, likely because of an equipment failure, authorities said. A fourth climber in their group survived the ordeal.

Three people died and a fourth was injured while rock climbing in the North Cascades in Washington state, authorities said. Authorities in Okanogan County said the climbers were believed to be ...

A rock climbing trip in Washington’s North Cascades turned deadly late Saturday morning, resulting in the deaths of three climbers with a fourth person injured, KIRO Newsradio confirmed.

Four rock climbers fell several hundred feet while descending granite spires in Washington, leaving only one survivor who hiked out and told a 911 dispatcher that his companions were dead and he ...

KIRO TV says that rappelling is a rock-climbing technique used to descend a vertical surface, like a wall or cliff, by sliding down a rope. It’s a controlled descent where the rope is anchored ...

The four men were rock climbing in the Early Winter Couloir, a mixed climb along a ribbon of snow and ice that splits the North and South couloirs. They began descending in a wedge between the ...

The four men were rock climbing in the Early Winter Couloir, a mixed climb along a ribbon of snow and ice that splits the North and South couloirs. They began descending in a wedge between the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A rock climbing accident killed three in the North Cascades. The accident took place in the North Early Winters Spire, not far from Mazama, a busy area for rock climbers.