Terrifying Mt. Hood ordeal 50 years ago didn’t deter Oregon climber, leading to more trouble on the mountain
Updated Jan 01, 2021;
Posted Jan 01, 2021
Bette Flanagan plants a quick kiss on her husband Latham after his arrival at a hospital in Portland on Jan. 1, 1970. The Eugene doctor and his climbing partner Dale Moon were missing on Mt. Hood for five days. (The Oregonian)Oregonian
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The climbers headed out before dawn, working their way up the mountain through powdery snow.
Air Force veteran Dale Moon and Eugene physician Dr. Latham Flanagan Jr. planned to be back at Timberline Lodge that night.