"Navy helicopter transported a woman injured in a fall on Mount Stuart (9,416 feet elevation) to Harborview Medical Center, Seattle.

"The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office says the 29-year-old woman was seriously injured Wednesday when she slid about 800 feet to the 8,900-foot level of the mountain that’s about 12 miles southwest of Leavenworth. Her climbing partner called 911, but winds prevented rescue helicopters from reaching the woman until Thursday. She was hoisted from the scene shortly before noon.

"Sheriff Brian Burnett says the woman’s condition was stable, but she suffered multiple injuries that required her to be airlifted."

Every year, many people are killed or injured while climbing Mt. Stuart. Only one route is doable for experienced climbers. The other three have crumbling rock.

Last year, a newlywed man leaned against a boulder on the edge of a cliff on Mt. Stuart. The boulder and man fell over the cliff before his horrified wife's eyes. He died.

Idiots from Seattle get stranded on Mt. Stuart each year. They don't bring headlamps, enough water, food or warm clothing. Mountain weather changes on a dime: sleet, snow, ice storms, freezing temperatures and winds in the summer.

I refuse to climb Mt. Stuart because it's too dangerous.

Photo:

I'm at Ingalls Lake (6,000 feet) with Mt. Stuart in the background. On the left is is a popular approach for climbing Mt. Stuart. Late June 2015. Low snow due to a drought.

[heraldnet.com]