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

[tkahike]

1 missing climber found dead on Mt. Hood By JOSEPH B. FRAZIER, Associated Press Writer
42 minutes ago



HOOD RIVER, Ore. - Rescuers looking for three missing climbers on Mount Hood found a body Sunday in the area where one of the climbers made a distress call last week, authorities said.

The dead climber had not yet been identified, said Pete Hughes, a spokesman for the Hood River County Sheriff's Office. The victim was believed to be one of the three missing climbers, authorities said......

[Brad]

Not much to say here.

No words can be expressed now - this has rivited me to the Internet for the past few days. Here it is 3AM Pacific time and there are car headlights on outside Timberline Lodge.

[AlpineHikerFan71]

They have indentified one of the hikers as Kelly James. Please all pray for his family as this tough time. I am starting not to like the outcome of this trio, I have a bad feeling.

[gonewandering]

"Monday, December 18, 2006

Conditions on Mount Hood call for clear skies, light wind



Today will offer searchers another rare chance to see the summit of Mount Hood as the forecast calls for clear skies and calm winds.

Searchers will face cold, but winds will be very light, said Julia Ruthford, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service....

[Bill O]

I had to edit some of those full article posts. Besides it being illegal to cut and paste an entire article it is generally frowned upon.

In the future please post a few snippets and a link to the full article.

[Bill O]

Has anyone on this forum climbed Hood?

I have never been on that mountain. I've been on Rainier and Adams. The Cascade volcanoes are amazing. Besides Rainier they aren't particularly tall, but they really are massive mountains. Standing isolated and well above their surroundings.

[Brad]

I was working in the area for quite a bit one year. Did not climb Hood but drove closer to see it.

[Bill O]

Good graphic showing route and location of snow caves. Warning, very slow to download.

Oregonian Map

[Brad]

Good graphic showing route and location of snow caves. Warning, very slow to download.

Oregonian Map

It was not working at all - and is now okay.

[rockin rex]

[QUOTE=Bill O]Has anyone on this forum climbed Hood?

My brother has climbed Hood and he said it is an amazing mountain. He said the south side is an easy walk up. I think that is why so many people get in trouble on Hood. They don't look at it as a difficult or dangerous mountain. There seems to be two extremes to Hood. The very easy south side and the very diffficult North side. Next time I am out in Ashland Oregon to see my brother I think I am going to have him take me up. He always talks about Hood and how I should climb it with him and I think I am now going to take him up on it. Weather can make any mountain dangerous.