Park rangers were notified Thursday that he had not come down the mountain as expected. A body believed to be his was recovered Tuesday.
Dawes Eddy of Spokane, Washington, embarked on a solo climb on May 30 and was last seen that night heading up hill on an area of the 14,441-foot mountain known as Cathedral Gap, Park officials said Tuesday in a statement.
He was hiking Rainier for the 50th time to celebrate his birthday, KING-TV reported. He told park officials he was hiking alone and was taking the Ingraham Direct route, which the park said is part of the most popular climbing route on the volcano.Park rangers were notified Thursday that Eddy had not come down the mountain as expected and began searching likely climbing routes.
On Monday night, two guides from Rainier Mountaineering spotted an unresponsive climber in a crevasse at about 11,500 feet on the Ingraham route, officials said. A team of four rangers and a guide recovered the body on Tuesday.While climbing Mount Rainier in March 1999, Eddy fell over rock cliffs and tumbled about 1,900 feet down a gully. He was rescued by other mountaineers and park rangers. A ranger at the time said Eddy survived partly because of luck and soft snow conditions.
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