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 […]
Van Tilburg

Christopher Van Tilburg is an American physician and author specializing in emergency, wilderness, travel, environmental, occupational, and public health medicine. He has written extensively about outdoor recreation, wilderness medicine, and international travel. His most recent book is Crisis on Mount Hood: Stories from One Hundred Years of Mountain Rescue (Mountaineers Books, May 2025), as well as […]