Massive Search Continues for Missing Mountaineer at Twin Sisters

WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — The search for a missing Canadian mountaineer expanded dramatically over the holiday weekend. Rescue teams from across Washington joined local volunteers in one of the region’s largest alpine search operations.

Thirty-four-year-old Gursimran Singh, who also goes by Gursimran Randhawa, remains missing after he failed to return to British Columbia following a trip into the Twin Sisters mountain range west of Mount Baker.

Investigators believe Randhawa rock scrambled across rugged alpine terrain near South Twin Sister before he disappeared.

Rescue Teams Search Rugged Alpine Terrain

The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office said volunteers from the Bellingham Mountain Rescue Council and Whatcom County Search & Rescue 4×4 Unit led the local response.

Meanwhile, mountain rescue teams from across western Washington joined the operation, including:

• Skagit Mountain Rescue
• Everett Mountain Rescue
• Seattle Mountain Rescue
• Tacoma Mountain Rescue
• Olympic Mountain Rescue

Together, crews searched steep rock faces, glaciers and remote alpine terrain. Investigators believe Randhawa traveled through the area before he vanished.

Helicopters, Drones and Federal Aircraft Join Search

“On Sunday, July 5, mountain rescue teams were flown to the South Twin Sister by Snohomish County Helicopter Rescue Team to search the Sisters Glacier on foot and by Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (drone),” Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office said in an update Monday afternoon.

Meanwhile, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations continued aerial search flights.

Federal crews have supported the mission since searchers launched the operation.

Search Continues After Mountaineer Failed to Return

Search crews launched the operation after Randhawa failed to return to British Columbia as expected.

Earlier, deputies located his vehicle along Middle Fork Road. That discovery directed rescuers into the Twin Sisters backcountry.

Since then, volunteers have searched increasingly difficult terrain. They continue looking across rocky slopes, glacier fields and remote alpine basins.

Public Asked to Report Information

For now, the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office continues asking anyone with information to call 911.

Officials say even small details from people who visited the Twin Sisters area or traveled Middle Fork Road could help investigators.

Finally, the sheriff’s office thanked the volunteers who continue searching. Every member of the Whatcom County Search & Rescue Council serves without pay. Teams stand ready whenever the sheriff’s office requests their assistance.

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