SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A Bay Area man was seriously injured after falling several hundred feet off a snowy Mount Shasta on Sunday, according to authorities.
The man and another climber, also from the Bay Area, had successfully climbed the mountaintop and were on their way down when he lost his footing below Red Banks, according to the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office.
The man slid roughly 700 feet down the mountain, hurting his shoulder, hand and ankle in the process, deputies said.
The climbers, stranded in Avalanche Gulch, contacted first responders around 8:22 p.m. However, weather conditions prevented rescue crews from getting out to where the climbers were, deputies said.
The following day, around daybreak, rescue crews were able to continue their operations and rescue the climbers, deputies said.
The extent of the man’s injuries is not clear. Deputies say he was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said the incident contained several important lessons, including the following: