Mount Rainier climber killed, three injured after rockfall

One person has been killed and three injured on Mount Rainier’s most popular summit route.

Six climbers in two separate parties were caught in a rockfall at 11,600 feet on the Disappointment Cleaver climbing route, around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, according to a Mount Rainier National Park spokesperson. One climber was seriously injured and taken by helicopter to a hospital, and two others had minor injuries.

Daihong Chen, 44, of Bellevue, died from multiple blunt-force injuries, according to the Pierce County medical examiner’s office…

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