MT. HOOD, OR (KPTV) – A Portland woman suffered a shoulder injury after falling into a 5-foot fumarole on Mt. Hood Friday. Caroline Sundbaum, 35, fell into the opening-which emits steam and volcanic gases- in the Devil's Kitchen area of the mountain around 1:30 p.m., according to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office.
Another climber saw her fall and rushed to her aid. He was able to anchor himself and haul her out with his rope. There's an ice ledge about five feet below the hole into which she fell, after which the fumarole bends along its downward path - but the gases are toxic, so it's fortunate that someone was able to quickly get her out.
