Bay Area Rescuers Brave High Wind, Falling Rock to Save Injured Mount Shasta Climber

Five Marin County teens and other Bay Area rescuers joined a 30-person effort to evacuate a stranded climber who fell into a crevasse after summiting Mount Shasta, severely injuring his leg as dangerous weather kept helicopters from reaching him.Eleven Marin County Search and Rescue members, including five high school students, were among the crews who spent nearly three days trying to bring the injured climber off the mountain, as SFGate reports. High winds, falling rocks, and unstable snow and ice made the evacuation especially dangerous, with helicopter crews repeatedly unable to reach the group.The Marin County Sheriff s Office wrote on social media that the rescue may have been one of the most challenging missions its search and rescue team had ever undertaken. According to Bay Area News Group, the 39-year-old Florida man had climbed the 14,179-foot peak alone, reaching the summit Sunday afternoon via the Avalanche Gulch route. His GPS device directed him down the Whitney Glaci