Mount Hood climbing accidents

Preddvor – Two avalanches were triggered in the area of Mt Storžič (2,132 metres) in the western part of the Kamnik-Savinja Alps mountain range on Saturday, burying four climbers. Three died at the scene and one sustained severe injuries, the Administration for Civil Protection and Disatser Relief says on its website. Two rescuers were also injured.

Rescue crews worked through the night and into the early hours of Tuesday morning to retrieve the body of a 55-year-old climber who fell into a deep ravine on Mount Olympus, northern Greece. His climbing partner, a man aged 37, sustained multiple injuries but is out of danger and receiving treatment at a hospital in the town of Katerini.

Rescue workers on Monday morning resumed their efforts to rescue a Romanian climber who has been trapped on a slope of Mount Olympus since Saturday.

The rescue effort has been complicated by the inaccessible nature of the spot and the adverse weather conditions in the area.