EPISODE · May 4, 2026 · 15 MIN
Six Rotors and an Unexpected Adventure at 13,500 feet
from How Flightlines Podcast Began · host John
There was a pounding on my front door that shook the house.A fellow National Park Service Ranger from the Paradise Visitor center wanted to know if I could help arrange a rescue of a climbing party hurt and stranded at 13,500 feet on the side of Mount Rainier?I was coordinating a US Army Reserve unit of Chinook helicoptes in the park supporting my back-country youth program.Come on board a CH-47 Chinook as we climb into the sky!
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There was a pounding on my front door that shook the house.A fellow National Park Service Ranger from the Paradise Visitor center wanted to know if I could help arrange a rescue of a climbing party hurt and stranded at 13,500 feet on the side of Mount Rainier?I was coordinating a US Army Reserve unit of Chinook helicoptes in the park supporting my back-country youth program.Come on board a CH-47 Chinook as we climb into the sky!
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