Last year, two Washington climbers were swarmed by yellowjackets while 30 feet up in the air. Now, they’re recounting how an ordinary day of climbing became a fight for their lives.
Ross and Jeni set out rock climbing on Mount Si, something Seattle Mountain Rescue says they had done many times before.
Ross was about 30 feet off the ground, working through a section of the climb while Jeni belayed below…