Seattle climber killed

The names of the third climber killed and of the injured climber also were not immediately available. Manns said the injured man was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, passing in and out of consciousness during the night. Hannam and Fox did not require medical treatment, and were with National Park Service officials at their Marblemount office, he said. The climbers were on a trip organized by The Mountaineers group for a climbing class, Seattle director Steve Costie said.

The climbers were descending from Sharkfin Tower on Sunday afternoon when Backus, the group leader and one of three instructors on the climb, was injured in a rock fall.

The team had moved her to a different area to provide aid when they were struck by a second, larger rock fall, Manns said. Two climbers apparently died in the second rockfall, and a third died during the night, he said.

The beloved software entrepreneur, philanthropist and outdoorsman was found dead Friday morning on Granite Mountain after an all-night search. Douglas W. A frequent climber, Mr. Walker left even bigger footprints on the state of philanthropy and conservation, using the fortune he earned as software entrepreneur to usher in a new era of charitable giving and to open and preserve access to outdoor recreation for people from all walks of life.

The beloved outdoorsman was found dead Friday morning on Granite Mountain after an all-night search. He had been snowshoeing and hiking with friends Thursday when the wind picked up. His companions decided to turn back and wait for Mr. Walker, who continued climbing a route that friends said he had traversed at least times. He was Walker was born Aug. He preferred hiking pants and T-shirts to suits and drove a Subaru Outback for most of his adult life.

Even at an early age, Mr. Walker embraced adventure. He spent summers climbing mountains in South Carolina, and, at 14, became a U. Senate page, attending school in the attic of the Library of Congress for about 18 months just as President Johnson was launching his Great Society initiatives to eliminate poverty and racial injustice. Walker when they were students at Vanderbilt University. After graduation, the couple married, packed their car and headed to Seattle for graduate school at the University of Washington.

It was the first time either of them had crossed west of the Mississippi. People experimented and took risks, knowing that if they failed they could try something new. Thursday and took the most seriously injured climber, a year-old man, to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. As of Friday morning, he remained in serious condition and was receiving treatment in intensive care, said hospital spokeswoman Susan Gregg. The three other climbers, who were not injured, were flown off the mountain shortly before 5 p.

The climbers were all experienced, Bacher said. He did not have further information on their identities Thursday night. Climbers on Liberty Ridge typically make final camp at Thumb Rock before embarking on the difficult final stretch to the summit.