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The students were participating in Basecamp, a program run by the school following the principles of Outward Bound, and required for all tenth graders.Led by Thomas Goman, the school's chaplain, the expedition set off from Timberline Lodge, just west of the route up Mount Hood, on Monday May 12, 1986, at 2:30 a.m.
Mount Hood climbing accidents are incidents related to mountain climbing or hiking on Oregon's Mount Hood. As of 2007, about 10,000 people attempt to climb the mountain each year. [ 1 ] As of May 2002, more than 130 people are known to have died climbing Mount Hood since records have been kept. [ 2 ]
The Wildwood Recreation Site is a natural recreation area surrounded by the Mount Hood National Forest in northern Oregon, United States. It encompasses 580 acres (230 ha) of old growth forest [2] and five miles (8 km) of interpretive trail along the Salmon River.
Mount Hood, Oregon, c. 1881 –1883. Brooklyn Museum. Timberline Lodge is a National Historic Landmark located on the southern flank of Mount Hood just below Palmer Glacier, with an elevation of about 6,000 ft (1,800 m). [10] The mountain has four ski areas: Timberline, Mount Hood Meadows, Ski Bowl, and Cooper Spur.
The MLU was designed after a school group with two adults and seven children perished on Mount Hood in 1986. (See Mount Hood climbing accidents.) The bodies of some of the group were found in a snow cave a day after the searchers had passed within fifteen feet of their shelter without noticing them. [3]
Mount Hood National Recreation Area is a 34,550-acre (13,980 ha) protected area within Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon, USA.Established on March 30, 2009 by the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–11 (text) §7002), the national recreation area is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. [1]
Timberline Lodge is a mountain lodge on the south side of Mount Hood in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, about 60 miles (97 km) east of Portland.Constructed from 1936 to 1938 by the Works Progress Administration, it was built and furnished by local artisans during the Great Depression.
Snow cave, Mount Hood, Oregon A snow cave is a shelter constructed from snow by certain animals in the wild, human mountain climbers , winter recreational enthusiasts, and winter survivalists. It has thermal properties similar to an igloo and is particularly effective at providing protection from wind as well as low temperatures.