This photo taken on January 15 at Huntington Ravine shows the Central Gully, the snowfield just below the ice bulge. (MWAC)

This photo taken on January 15 at Huntington Ravine shows the Central Gully, the snowfield just below the ice bulge. (MWAC)

Three people were injured in an avalanche on Tuckerman’s Ravine Thursday night.

Ambulance crews, the U.S. Forest Service and local mountain rescue crews responded to the scene. According to officials, one of those injured was retired Marine Sgt. Keith Zeier, 26, of Brooklyn, who, while serving in Iraq, suffered a traumatic brain injury and eventual loss of his left leg after hitting a roadside bomb. He was part of a team of climbers called Ascents of Honor, who were attempting to summit Mount Washington.

According to a post on the Ascents of Honor webpage, as the climbers approached the top of Huntington Ravine, a slab avalanche broke loose, sweeping three climbers to the bottom of the ravine. While the three climbers were injured, they were able to slowly make their way to rescuers, who helped them off the mountain. The other nine climbers made their way down and walked out of the ravine on their own power.

To read the Ascents of Honor webpage and postings, visit https://www.facebook.com/AscentsofHonor. For more news of the avalanche, check out this report in the Union Leader.