Another Mt Hood

“http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17219953/

Looks like these climbers where better prepared with a locator signal.”

“Note to self, stay the heck away from Mt. Hood.”

“These incidences are making it difficult for me to get out there. Everytime I go now, co-workers, family, etc., ask "Didn't you learn anything from those guys on Hood"?

I have to explain every time where I am going or what I am doing is not the same nor would I go out in those conditions.”

“It sounds like these guys were on the south side - the other group was on the north. The south climb is ~3 miles and a woman is reported to have climbed it in high heels. The weather is everything.

I'm planning to climb it in August, and I won't have a locator beacon.”

“Here is another news report;

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1171859138290640.xml&coll=7

As toejam stated, "The weather is everything."”

“Where have you been? How's that grandson of yours?”

“I'm still plugging around and Turk is a family man with a little boy. Don't see him much, as he is always working.”

“Wow! So it's been what ... 5 years? Guess he would be about 19 now? Well give him my best regards and congrats to you on the grandson. My boy is 16 now. Time is flying.”

“looks like all is well now.”

“how technical a climb could they have been doing with a black lab named velvet?”

“Not really a climb, more like a hike and in some places a scramble, like a 5.3 grade to a 5.4 grade”