PLEASE PRAY!!! Climbers trapped. Mount Hood, Oregon

[Bill O]

Reports are some of the south side climbers on the rescue teams came down with fristbite on their faces. Close to white-out conditions.

That's somewhat good news. It means that conditions were still very bad high on the mountain and the stranded climbers may have just stayed in their snow caves.

[Brad]

www.oregonlive.com reports

Sunday, December 17, 2006

BREAKING NEWS: Searchers find signs of climbers
A helicopter surveying the Mount Hood summit this morning has captured images of what appears to be a snow cave, scattered equipment and what looks like frozen tracks in the snow.

Search organizers plan to airlift pararescuers to the summit by helicopter so they can make their way to the area by foot.

[rockin rex]

Just got in from being out all day and saw the update from Brad. Thanks. I will now log on to climbers forum and get the upto the minute news on this.
Looks like weather today is best yet. Yesterday winds were still high near the summit and there were white out conditions with HIGH ava conditions. Today is the day if they are to come out of this alive. May god bring them off the mountain safe and sound. Thanks again Brad and keep up the positive vibes!!!!

[Bill O]

Does anybody have a reliable internet feed to live video? All I have is the katu.com live feeds during news conferences, nothing else.

[Brad]

The best up to date information I have found is at www.oregonlive.com

[AlpineHikerFan71]

Somew of the reports have said that some of the equipment, ie, climbing ropes may have been from other hikers one report said. I just pray that is the ropes of the 3 missing hikers and they can find them safely.

[rockin rex]

Any info you need or questions that folks might have can be answered on cascade climbers. This is an AWESOME forun with great info. I have been living on the cascade forum the last few days. Just sign in and post. They will answer all questions and have all the links that are out there. Thanks Bill again for the cascade climbers link.

[Brad]

Link to forum is at http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/forum...age/1/fpart/31

[AlpineHikerFan71]

Link to forum is at http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/forum...age/1/fpart/31

Thanks for the link, I am going there now. Thanks Brad

[Bill O]

Not much to say here.