Canadian teen climber falls 152 metres on Oregon's Mount Hood and survives

Rescuers had to reach the climber at about 3,200 metres, according to the sheriff's office. A 16-year-old mountain climber is somehow recovering with just a broken leg after falling 152 metres on Oregon's Mount Hood.

Gurbaz Singh travelled from Canada to climb Oregon's highest peak with a group of friends, marking his 90th mountain climb, according toOn Monday morning the teen lost his grip while making his way up the Pearly Gates section of the mountain and fell 152 metres to the Devil's Kitchen area below. "He thought he was going to stop somewhere, and he was trying to arrest the fall with his ax, but it just didn't happen because he was rolling so fast that he couldn't do it," Rishamdeep Singh, Gurbaz's father, told KATU.

Rescue crews with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office located the teen and stabilized his injured leg as they brought him down the snow-capped mountain, which reaches an elevation of 3,429 metres .

He is safe, who is going to pick up the rescue expense?

You’d think living through that would be enough to call it quits and the the father says he’s going to go back and climb it again with his son is mind boggling.

Hope everything is all right with no major injuries

wow that is miraculous

Sure glad it wasn't 153 meters.

Holy shit...

He’s summitted this mountain over 90 times - no regular teen here! He certainly knew what he was doing and was very experienced. Glad he’s alright and will be getting back out there.

Oh my goodness Miracle !!

Hey ! We’re strong guys !!

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