12/12 Three Missing Climbers, Mt. Hood.
Submitted by Nancy Hungerfor... on Sat, 12/12/2009 - 10:44pm.
On the morning of December 12th, PNW was asked to join the search for three missing climbers on Mt. Hood. As a first deployment six PNW members entered the field, with ten additional PNW members waiting in reserve.
The high angle teams from Portland Mountain Rescue and the Crag Rats battled the elements to the upper levels of the mountain, finding evidence that suggested the climbers were not on the lower slopes, so the PNW teams that were deployed were recalled and placed in reserve.
Our best wishes go out to the mountain rescue teams who continue the search for the remaining climbers, and our hearts go out to the friends and families of the ones who are still lost at this time.