MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK — Crews are working to rescue two climbers and a snowshoer off Mount Rainier after they were caught in a weekend storm.
Park spokeswoman Patti Wold said a Chinook helicopter crew will try again Monday to reach them after extreme weather conditions kept rescuers off the mountain Sunday.
Wold said a 26-year-old man from Lacey, who was snowshoeing alone, is in stable condition at Camp Muir. One of two climbers in a separate party is also in stable condition at the 10,188-foot camp. The climber’s partner is higher up the mountain, and his condition wasn’t available.
Park officials began looking for the two climbers on Sunday after others reported seeing their overnight gear on the mountain but not them. The climbers had set out Thursday to summit the 14,410-foot glaciated peak.
In a separate incident, the park received signals from a spot locator beacon Saturday night that belonged to the snowshoer.
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