Colchuck Peak

The body of a man who died last winter in an avalanche on Colchuck Peak eight miles south of Leavenworth has been recovered. The remains of 66-year-old Yun Park of Palisades Park, New Jersey were found on Thursday afternoon by a volunteer with Everett Mountain Rescue who was on a leisure hike...

According to Chelan County Emergency Management, a group of six hikers were climbing the peak when around 1pm the lead hiker triggered what would be the first of multiple avalanches.

LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) — Authorities have located the body of a Portland, Oregon, man who went missing during a planned climb of Colchuck Peak last fall. Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett said Monday that a Chelan County Mountain Rescue team found 33-year-old Adam Ochshorn Saturday below the northwest buttress adjacent to Colchuck Peak in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness...

CHELAN COUNTY, Wash. (AP) — Officials say the search for a Portland man who planned to climb Colchuck Peak near Leavenworth but failed to return on time has been suspended. The Chelan County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Tuesday the search has been suspended due to rain and snow...

CHELAN COUNTY, Wash. (AP) — A search continues for a Portland man who planned to climb Colchuck Peak near Leavenworth but failed to return on time. KIRO-TV reports that the Chelan County Sheriff's Office planned to resume the search on Tuesday...