FALL ON ROCK, CLIMBING ALONE Washington ... AWS

FALL ON ROCK, CLIMBING ALONE Washington, North Cascades National Park In early August, 1988, Thomas A. Thomas (23) was soloing the southeast face o f Mount Triumph. He apparently fell from 1970 to 1820 meters. The cause o f his fall is unknown. He was found wearing a seat harness with one locking carabiner attached to the front of it. His rope, with climbing rack, rock hammer, and footgear attached, was spotted suspended from anchors on the overhanging southeast face at 1970 meters. Due to the inaccessability o f the equipment, no attempt was made to recover it. (Source: Jeffrey Clark, Climbing Ranger, North Cascades National Park)