On what started as a normal day, Bob Emery dropped off his 4-year-old daughter at daycare and drove to Cascade Pass to meet Bobby O’Connor and three Northwood School students at an ice-climbing cliff known as Pitchoff Right.
A guidebook describes Pitchoff Right as “the single most hacked, chopped, gang-roped piece of ice in the park.” It’s a popular place to practice, given the variety of climbing options and the ease of setting up
