{"id":4657,"date":"2026-09-16T23:44:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T23:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/replyguru.online\/?p=4657"},"modified":"2026-09-16T23:44:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T23:44:42","slug":"man-rescued-after-100-foot-fall-on-tom-dick-and-harry-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/replyguru.online\/?p=4657","title":{"rendered":"Man Rescued After 100-Foot Fall on Tom, Dick and Harry Mountain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"justify-start\">\n<nav class=\"align-left col-span-full mb-base\" data-pom-e2e-test-id=\"breadcrumbs\"\/>\n<p> A 33-year-old filmmaker survived a 100-foot cliff fall on Tom, Dick, and Harry Mountain in Oregon thanks to a doctor on the scene and a National Guard chopper rescue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--$?--><template id=\"B:1\"\/><!--\/$--><\/p>\n<div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" alt=\"viewpoint from the trail shows the tom dick and harry wilderness area\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-1341147927-1.jpg\" data-loaded=\"true\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1350\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-1341147927-1.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=3840&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover 1x\" bad-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-1341147927-1.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=3840&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fp-leadCaption py-tight text-left font-utility text-utility3-size leading-utility3-line-height text-secondary\">Tom, Dick, and Harry Mountain is a roughly two-mile-long volcanic ridge southwest of Government Camp<!-- --> (Photo: Ahorica)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p>Published September 16, 2026 05:07PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Just before 3 P.M. on September 15, a 33-year-old man fell 100 feet off a ledge on the second peak of Tom, Dick, and Harry Mountain\u2014a jagged, multi-summit ridge above Government Camp in Oregon\u2019s Mount Hood National Forest.<\/p>\n<p>The man tumbled while filming a movie, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff\u2019s Office (CCSO). After his initial free fall, he slid 15 to 20 feet down the steep slope. Authorities have not released the man\u2019s name or extent of injuries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s hard to tell exactly what caused it, but at some point he lost his footing and fell from the top of the cliff band,\u201d Sergeant Adam Peterson, a supervisor with the CCSO search-and-rescue team who responded to the incident, told <em>Outside<\/em>.\u00a0Peterson added that the man had rigged ropes to capture a shot. \u201cThey were filming with a drone, just a couple of guys, making some sort of an indie film.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the accident, witnesses told CCSO that the man was lying on his side with visible injuries, breathing but not moving.<\/p>\n<h2>A Mountain with a Funny Name\u2014and Serious Hazard<\/h2>\n<p>Tom, Dick, and Harry Mountain is a roughly two-mile-long volcanic ridge located 55 miles southeast of Portland, with three peaks rising to around 5,070 feet. Internet lore holds that early guides named the range after\u00a0the idiom \u201cevery Tom, Dick, and Harry,\u201d loosely meaning a random assortment of ordinary people.<\/p>\n<p>For decades, the peak was known simply as Tom Dick Mountain. In 1969, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names\u2014a government agency not usually known for its sense of humor\u2014added \u201cHarry\u201d to the mountain\u2019s official name. Don\u2019t confuse it with Georgia\u2019s Big John Dick Mountain, Bloody Dick Peak in Montana, or Maine\u2019s double-whammy: Tumbledown Dick Mountain and Tumbledown Dick Head.<\/p>\n<p>The name may be a punchline, but the mountain itself is no joke. Trails in the lower Mirror Lake area are popular with casual day hikers, but the upper ridgelines are steep, exposed, and loose near the summits, according to the U.S. Forest Service.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"fp-remove\" style=\"border:none;overflow-y:hidden;background-color:white;min-width:320px;max-width:420px;width:100%;height:420px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gaiagps.com\/public\/hToCHEAUlVUkMpZc23UV4WEl\/?embed=True\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Heroic Bystanders and Medical Doctor Step In<\/h2>\n<p>Roughly half an hour after the incident, two people helped the man\u2014one of whom was a medical doctor. The duo worked to keep him from rolling further down the hillside and applied direct pressure and tourniquets to control his bleeding, according to the CCSO report.<\/p>\n<p>During this time, they relayed details of his condition to rescuers, helping them prepare the appropriate response measures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The doctor] was able to control bleeding and handle essentially shock symptoms on the scene,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cThat was very helpful due to the level of trauma.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Search-and-rescue coordinators activated a full rescue operation, with an Oregon National Guard helicopter crew and a paramedic reaching the man by 5 P.M. Within 30 minutes, responders strapped the man to a backboard, airlifted him into a helicopter, and flew him to a nearby hospital.<\/p>\n<h2>Rescues Are Escalating Near Mount Hood<\/h2>\n<p>Tom, Dick, and Harry Mountain keep rescuers busy, Peterson said. It sits directly above the popular Mirror Lake trail and next to a ski area, drawing countless hikers and an ongoing stream of minor-injury reports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsually it\u2019s a lot more of your ankle sprains, things like that, for hikers over there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Just across the highway, though, is the south face of Mount Hood itself, where serious falls are far more common.<\/p>\n<p><span hidden=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outsideonline.com\/outdoor-adventure\/exploration-survival\/tom-dick-harry-mountain-rescue-filmmaker\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 33-year-old filmmaker survived a 100-foot cliff fall on Tom, Dick, and Harry Mountain in Oregon thanks to a doctor on the scene and a National Guard chopper rescue. Tom, Dick, and Harry Mountain is a roughly two-mile-long volcanic ridge southwest of Government Camp (Photo: Ahorica) Published September 16, 2026 05:07PM Just before 3 P.M. 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