A 21-year-old college student has died after falling hundreds of feet down a steep, rocky ravine near the summit of North Sister in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains. FOX13
Joel Tranby loved the outdoors and was a big part of the community in the city of Bend, according to people who knew him, and his parents say they’re "devastated by the loss," KTVZ-TVWednesday. He helped coach his former high school's Nordic Ski Team and was planning to graduate college in December.
North Sister rises 10,085 feet and is known as a difficult climb because of the loose volcanic rock that makes up the mountainside and the lack of places to anchor ropes for protection, The Oregonian/OregonLiveWhile climbing with his girlfriend on Monday, Tranby fell about 300 to 500 feet and was severely injured.
The area where he fell is inaccessible on foot, and "future plans will be dependent upon the data analysis and resource availability," Speldrich said.
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