Salmon Fly

For all of the folks that have recently visited this site over the past week or so and have commended the hard work of PMR and its many volunteers, there is a way to help. You can follow the link provided by Off White in the Mt. Hood SAR Reports thread to learn more about PMR. Happy Holidays to All

MRD - I'm pretty sure you didn't read (comprehend) the passage. Read it again and you'll see that that I was suggesting that Mr. James was a solid guy that would have advised his family if his friends were in danger or worse so that his wife/son could have contacted the families of his companions. Tight lines.

We may never know what happened, or why. But the fact remains that it is unlikely, if Mr. James cared for these two men, and their families (as it appears), he would not have provided information to his wife and his son. There would not be any rational reason to withhold critical information. It is more likely that he would have advised his family, identified his position and requested that his family contact the appropriate authorities.

Lambone - You're probably about my age. I've lived here my entire life and I assume you have too. You need to chill for a minute or two. You state that "these guys were prepared" but I assume that you are basing this on reported accounts rather than first-hand knowledge. Your earlier post about the other threads making fun of those posting here is juveville and insensitive - this is a national story in our backyard - I've only read a few insensitive posts and your posts are becoming just plain mean spirited. Salmon Fly

The use of the word "idiot" to presumably describe Mr. Kim shows a lack of compassion and understanding of what he was going through (with his wife and two young children). I assume you've never had to make decisions like these climbers or Mr. Kim? If you had, you'd probably understand that desparate circumstances sometimes call for desparate (and often poor) decisions.