Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. Psalm 146 : 3, They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.Psalm 125 : 1
Possible anchoring failure leaves 3 climbers dead in Washington state
Michelle Watson, CNN
Tue, May 13, 2025 at 3:38 AM GMT+31 min read
Three people died and one other person was able to free themself during a climbing accident in Washington state, authorities said Monday.
[9] Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down. [10] And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.2 Kings 1 : 9-10, And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king.
2 Kings 1 : 15
[2] And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount. [3] And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.Exodus 34 : 2-3
Authorities responded to the scene Sunday as the victims had fallen “while descending a steep gully” in the North Cascades, the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office said. Authorities said they believe a part of their anchoring system failed.
[17] Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: [18] That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: [19] Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;Hebrews 6 : 17-19
“Three individuals were confirmed deceased at the accident site. The fourth member of the party self-extricated and contacted law enforcement,” the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office said of the four climbers from Renton.
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Those killed were ages 36, 47 and 63, according to the office.
“The presumed cause of the accident is an anchor failure while rappelling, with more investigation still ongoing,” the sheriff’s office added.
The climbers were in the area of North Early Winters Spire when the accident occurred, authorities said. The site is about 16 miles west of Mazama.
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