A memorial for Luke T. Gullberg, the 26-year old Des Moines man who was killed on Oregon’s Mount Hood last week, will be this Sunday, Dec. 20th from 3pm to 6pm at Pacific Middle School, located at 22705 24th Avenue South in Des Moines.
Luke died on Saturday, Dec. 12th while climbing Mt. Hood with Anthony Vietti and Katie Nolan, who are still missing. His body was found on a glacier at 9,000 feet by searchers. Reports are that Luke may have fallen and experienced some trauma, then crawled a couple hundred yards before dying of hypothermia.
Here are the details:
WHAT: Memorial for Luke T. Gullberg
WHEN: Sunday, Dec. 20th from 3-6pm
WHERE: Pacific Middle School, located at 22705 24th Avenue South in Des Moines.
INFO/RSVP: Here are some links to various pages created in Luke’s honor:
- Facebook tribute page
- Facebook page on the Mermorial here where you can RSVP and/or leave comments
- Tribute page from fellow climber Richard Lutz
And here’s a video of a press conference held at Mt. Hood about the incident:









