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.
Remember the weather has been the problem here...not what the climbers have or have not.Yes; this explains the dearth of info/contact with the climbers. /sarc
(Your post sounded more like a 'govermnent dispatch' too BTW; I think we know all that already.)
THIS kind of communcations "black hole" should NOT be happening in the 2006 where someone can buy a GPS-equipped FRS radio that will show you THE POSITION of another party on an LCD display and doesn't require 30 thousand dollar cell sites that may not give coverage in some out-of-the-way canyon that the climbers may be trapped in ...
That may be true, but it isn't consistent with what I have previously read.