MT Hood Rescue again underway

[AlpineHikerFan71]

http://wbztv.com/topstories/topstori...049210525.html

From Channel 4 WBZ in Boston

[KD Talbot]

Just saw on ABC they are all down (dog, too!) and in good health. Much better ending than the last one we discussed.
KDT

[Proweaver]

They are not down yet. !! The have been found but they a warming them up They said it would take 5 hours for them to hike down They are able to hike down on their own with the the rescue team

[AlpineHikerFan71]

They are not down yet. !! The have been found but they a warming them up They said it would take 5 hours for them to hike down They are able to hike down on their own with the the rescue team

CBS 4 in Boston just announced all were rescued from Mt hood on monday

http://wbztv.com/topstories/topstori...050145220.html

Glad to see a happy ending to this story

[AlpineHikerFan71]

Just saw on ABC they are all down (dog, too!) and in good health. Much better ending than the last one we discussed.
KDT

Sorry KDT,
I didnt see you posted this already, my bad over here.
thanks

[Patrad Fischroy]

This morning they are saying that the dog contributed to their survival, helped to keep them warm. The curious thing in my mind is that the stories said that these folks were separated from their group due to a fall off a ledge. How did the dog stay with them in the fall? Were they belaying the dog on the climb as well?

[Bill O]

From what I can tell they didn't fall off a ledge. To the average American it was a ledge, to climbers it was more like a snow slope. The dog simply ran down after them. I don't even think the slope was very steep, the party that fell just happened to slide a long way. A miracle nobody caught a crampon or was impailed by an ice axe.

[Patrad Fischroy]

That makes more sense to me, thanks. I just read ledge and assumed technical climbing. I was getting pretty impressed by that dog.