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, […]
SEARCH AND RESCUE: A Wilderness Doctor’s Life and Death Tales, Christopher Van Tilburg, MD
In the sequel to MOUNTAIN RESCUE DOCTOR, an emergency wilderness physician on Mt. Hood explores the risks and rewards of outdoor adventure through dramatic stories. (Falcon/Rowman & Littlefield, World Rights, Fall 2017)