Climber dies after falling from ridge in Glacier Park
Dragon's Tail as seen from Mount Reynolds in Logan Pass area of Glacier National Park. (Matt Baldwin/Daily Inter Lake FILE)
A 20-year-old man died in a climbing accident Tuesday evening when he fell from a ridge known as the Dragon’s Tail in Glacier National Park.
The Dragon’s Tail is a steep, off-trail climbing route southwest of Mount Reynolds near Logan Pass in the park.
According to a press release, the climber fell several hundred feet toward Hidden Lake around 7:30 p.m. Search and rescue efforts began immediately after Glacier National Park dispatchers received the report of the accident. Two Bear Air located the man, determined he was deceased and recovered the body.
The man’s name has not yet been released.
The standard climbing route up Dragon’s Tail begins from the saddle with Mount Reynolds and goes up the east face to the 8,580-foot summit. The mountain's northwest face is a sheer drop to Hidden Lake.