Posted on 12/17/2006 3:43:18 PM PST by ConservativeMan55
One climber found dead on Mt. Hood
When Kelly James called from his cell phone a week ago, he said he was going to hole up in a snowcave and the other two were going together to try to get down the mountain for help. The weather only got worse after that. I don't think any of them made it. I hate to say, and hope I'm wrong.
Fox reporting body still on the mountain.
Thank you. I wonder if there will be any writings left by Kelly with details.
If so, that's both tragic and heroic.
We can hope and pray, but I fear it's already a done deal. What is the wind chill at 0 degrees and a 50 mph wind?
Wonder whether the first snow cave found was from this group or some earlier one. Seems kind of strange, unless the injured man tried to get out and still had the presence of mind to build another one.
unfortunately there is a news vacuum on the many 24/7 channels that has to be filled
this weekend it's the climbers
I agree but the big storm came in a day or two after they started searching. A PLB might have saved valuable time during the first days. So sad...prayers for all the families, including those in the rescue team.
Randy Knapp survived 13 days in a snow cave on Mt. Hood. On with Greta now, 17 years old at the time.
I was just using the information as written in the article. But then it is an AP article so accuracy wouldn't be the highest priority.
I usually sleep to football or something on Sunday's. Today I snoozed to a view of a snow covered mountain...
More Christians... faith carried them through.
Ya'Mite wanna read "Eye of the Tiger",,good read,,
It will give you an idea just how much some people will give to save another...
"Blessed is He,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ."
Because they are fellow human beings in dire need of help. I think God would approve of such compassion.......
So sad. I was really holding out hope for finding ALL of them alive. Maybe they can yet find the other two alive.
I would never climb a mountain in any weather. I'm just not the type to do that, and I don't understand people who do, or why they wouldn't be checking the weather reports before they climb. I also don't understand why the sleeping bag and ice picks and rope were left behind in the first snow cave. But then, there is a LOT I don't understand about climbing -- or survival in those conditions, for that matter.
Bad analogy, IMO. Driving is an everyday "necessity" for most (whether it's going to work, grocery shopping, etc.). Mountain climbing is hardly a necessity. If it were, you could write off how many miles you've climbed on your taxes every year, just like you can write off miles driven, for business.
What a sad story.
Wow. I am thinking the same thing...i don't understand this. It is not like a governmental scientific expedition or a lost child.
I will get slammed but I think its ridiculous.will the families or their estate pay for this? Why is it MY responsibility when they take on this risk?
Driving is not a necessity.
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