Did these climber pack:
1) a flare gun?
2) any 2-way communications radios that are COMMONLY available and aside from that consumer item known as a 'cell phone' (that requires suporting infrastructure even at 10K feet) and that could communicate directly with SAR aircraft (somthing like a 121.5 MHz capable aircraft hand-held radios)?
3) a sat phone - capable of working ANYWHERE?
4) a simple mirror?
Cell phones work just fine from mountain tops. Hood is no exception.
I did not hear the press people mention anything about a flare gun, sat phone...
Maybe someone from Oregon knows more ?
From what I understand these were very experienced climbers and the military spokesperson said in a presser the other day that the climbers were very well prepared and had all the correct equipment.
Remember the weather has been the problem here...not what the climbers have or have not. This is only the second day they are actually able to mount some type of search.
Looks like they have spotted equipment and/or anomalies in the snow that are now focusing their efforts to one specific area.
Hopefully they are found alive.