- Kelly James
Jeffrey Kelly James (February 2, 1958 – December 18, 2006) was one of three experienced mountain climbers who died on
Mount Hood in December 2006 in an incident which received worldwide attention.James is a native of
Dallas, Texas and a graduate of Texas Tech University inLubbock, Texas . He was an accomplished landscape architect with his designs published in Metropolitan Home [Metropolitan Home- Oct. 2005 ] and Better Homes and Gardens. [Better Homes and Gardens- September 2006] James was also an veteran mountaineer with more than 25 years experience climbing mountains including Mount McKinley, the Eiger, Alpamayo along with guiding dozens of climbs on Mount Rainier. James resided in Dallas with his wife Karen James and four children.On December 10, 2006, during his climb on Mount Hood, James made a cell phone call to his wife (
Karen James ) and two older sons telling them that he was trapped in a snow cave and his two climbing partners Brian Hall and Jerry “Nikko” Cooke had gone for help. For more than a week, fierce weather thwarted rescue attempts. Finally on December 17, 2006 rescue workers located James’ body in a snow cave, 300 feet below the summit. Before he died of hypothermia, James removed his glove and extended his ring finger with his signet JKJ ring prominently displayed as a signal to his family. [Hiker's Widow: 'We Know He Fought' cite web
title = Hiker's Widow: 'We Know He Fought'
url = http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/21/national/main2287407.shtml
publisher = CBS
accessdate = 2006-12-21 ]See also
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Mount Hood climbing accidents#Incident history : climbing incidents on Mount Hood, including a full description of this oneReferences
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