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. […]