Despite suffering internal bleeding and head trauma, the sole survivor of a rock climbing accident trekked for over 12 hours to find a pay phone to call for help.

A rock climber survived a 400-foot plunge at a Washington state national park – a fall that killed his three friends – and then drove to a payphone even with horrific injuries Saturday.

The Okanogan County Search and Rescue team responds to a climbing accident in the North Cascades mountains in Washington on Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Okanogan County Sheriff's Office via AP) ...

The Okanogan County Search and Rescue team responds to a climbing accident in the North Cascades mountains in Washington on Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Okanogan County Sheriff's Office via AP ...

A rock climber has managed to survive and escape a 400-foot fall in Washington's North Cascades mountains that killed his three companions, authorities said on Tuesday.

The Okanogan County Search and Rescue team responds to a climbing accident in the North Cascades mountains in Washington on Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office via AP) A rock ...

PORTLAND, Ore. – 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.

Despite suffering internal bleeding and head trauma, the sole survivor of a rock climbing accident trekked for over 12 hours to find a pay phone to call for help.

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 ...

A rock climber who drove for help after surviving a long fall that killed his three companions told a 911 dispatcher he could “hardly breathe.” The Associated Press obtained a recording of the ...

The Okanogan County Search and Rescue team responds to a climbing accident in the North Cascades mountains in Washington on Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Okanogan County Sheriff's Office via AP) (Uncredited) ...