CRISIS ON MOUNT HOOD: Stories From 100 Years of Mountain Rescue, Christopher Van Tilburg
In Crisis on Mount Hood: Stories from 100 Years of Mountain Rescue (Mountaineers Books, May 2025), author and emergency room doctor Christopher Van Tilburg looks at the history of America’s oldest all-volunteer mountain rescue team, the Hood River Crag Rats, and his own three-decade commitment to search and rescue. Centered on Oregon’s iconic 11,249-foot-high Mount Hood, […]
CRISIS ON MOUNT HOOD, Christopher Van Tilburg MD
A mountain rescue doctor’s gripping memoir of life-saving rescues on the most-climbed glaciated peak in the world, woven with the 100-year history of America’s oldest mountain rescue team, the Crag Rats, highlighting how climate change, crowds, and technology are fueling a spike in search and rescue incidents, endangering the beauty of the high alpine wilderness. […]
Weather watching on Mt. Hood, one of America’s most dangerous mountains
Christopher Van Tilburg,M.D., author of MOUNTAIN RESCUE DOCTOR and THE ADRENALINE JUNKIE BUCKET LIST, is no stranger to danger. In fact, you could say he courts it. Dr. Van Tilburg is a member of the oldest search and rescue team in the nation, The Crag Rats, all volunteers. Here’s a recent clip of Chris on […]