The Crag Rats are the oldest volunteer mountain search and rescue organization in the United States.

[1][2][3] Based in Hood River, Oregon, the Crag Rats are an all-volunteer, nonprofit rescue agency that primarily covers Mount Hood and the Columbia River Gorge.

Anderson,[5] a lumberman from Hood River, after a search for missing seven year old on Mt.

[2] Working under the direction of local authorities like the Hood River County Sheriff's office, they regularly conduct rescue operations for those lost, stranded, or injured in the popular recreation areas surrounding the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area and Mount Hood National Forest.

[7] Since the 1950s, the club has maintained Cloud Cap Inn on the mountain as a base.