[pct-l] climbers missing

[CMountainDave at aol.com (CMountainDave@xxxxxxx)]

Just heard that 9 climbers are missing on Mt. Rainier. A cell phone call to 
911 was sent around 2p.m, saying they were disoriented in whiteout conditions 
on the Emmons Glacier (one of the "normal" routes) with 2 people suffering from 
frost bite.  Last year I was on the same route when a white out fog (no snow 
or wind involved) enveloped us at 13000' + and I called off the climb rather 
than wander around blindly in a very dangerous crevasse field. We were able to 
follow a wanded path and footprints in reverse
   Once again, it looks like the weather report was ignored by people 
determined to climb on a fixed weekend schedule -- or what I call weather roulette. 
The weather down here in the lowlands was not indicative of a good climbing 
day. We had a very rare thunderstorm and torrential down pours in places, 
including my place -- all predicted in advance. Regardless, my prayers go out to them