I have been reading this forum for days now and finally decided to post. It's great to all speculate, compare, criticize, and even be cruel but it would be nice if some good could come from all of this. As I read in this mornings Oregonian, finding the other two is like looking for a needle in a haystack. After living near Mt. Hood for over 17 years watching her daily changes throughout each season, and following, every year and then some, the stories of those lost on the mountain, I still cannot fathom why so many feel it is not worth a mere $5 a day to rent a Mountain Locator Unit for each person. I'm, sadly, getting the feeling that this just isn't the "macho" thing to do, but to me it would be the 'wise' thing and would certainly aid rescuers and greatly increase chances of being found for those lost, plus location can be pinpointed with much greater accuracy. It would be nice if, like Christopher Reeve who campaigned for helmets during horseback riding, if someone or better a group of someones would take this tragic opportunity to educate others about the necessity of a simple device that could quite possibly save their lives, then this death, unlike many others, won't be for naught.
