CHELAN COUNTY, Wash. — A search for an overdue Portland man who was planning on climbing to Colchuck Peak near Leavenworth will resume Tuesday morning.
The Chelan County Sheriff's Office said 33-year-old Adam Ochshorn had planned on hiking to the Colchuck Lake area on Friday, camping overnight and then climbing a steep, narrow gully to reach Colchuck Peak on Saturday.
He was expected out by late Saturday evening or early Sunday morning but did not return. Ochshorn's vehicle was located near the Bridge Creek campground.
He is described as an experienced and technical climber who had hiked in the Colchuck area this summer.
Search coordinators and Chelan County Mountain Rescue personnel worked together throughout Monday in an attempt to find Ochshorn. One team of Mountain Rescue members had hiked into Colchuck Lake on Sunday evening. Deputies and other Mountain Rescue members joined in the search Monday morning. Ochshorn's tent was eventually found along the west bank of Colchuck Lake.
Searchers are focusing on a north route which Ochshorn told his friends he would be using to climb to the Colchuck Peak summit.
A helicopter from the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office was used in Monday’s search but was unable to find the climber.