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I immediately got cranky when this came on the news. Calling for a rescue because of a whiteout? Unexpected storm? Had a GPS and couldn't figure out how to use it? Unbelievable.

 

Anyone know these guys?:

 

Brian Anderson, 24, Portland

Ben Elkind, 22, Portland

Bryce Benge, 29, Lake Oswego

Jeremiah West, 28, Portland

Brian Weihs, 39, Hillsboro

 

 

 

THIS JUST IN!!! SCREEN NAMES FOR THE ABOVE HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED!

 

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On a more *positve* note... GLAD everyone made it down safely!

 

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5 climbers rescued from Mt. Hood

 

11:53 AM PDT on Sunday, May 13, 2007

 

By TERESA BELL and ADRIANE HORNER, kgw.com Staff

 

GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. -- Five climbers stranded at the 9,800-foot level of Mt Hood on Saturday were safely rescued late that night.

 

 

 

kgw.com

 

A sheriff's deputy helps on of the climbers who was stranded on Mt. Hood Saturday night.

 

Searchers said they were able to reach the group quickly with information from a GPS that they had brought with them in case of emergency.

 

 

"Through the use of GPS coordinates and a mountain locator unit search efforts were swift and resulted in the rescue of the hikers quicker than anticipated. A snow cat was used to safely retrieve and transport the hikers off the mountain," said Sgt. Lee Eby, with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office.

 

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The climbers were identified as Brian Anderson, 24, Ben Elkind, 22, and Jeremiah West, 28, all of Portland; Bryce Benge, 29, of Lake Oswego, and Brian Weihs, 39, of Hillsboro. Sgt. Eby said no one was injured.

 

 

Call for help in white-out conditions

 

The climbers initially called for help on Saturday afternoon; Clackamas County sheriff's deputies said their location had been pinpointed and they were not injured.

 

 

Sheriff's spokesman Jim Strovink said the climbers had a mountain locator device, a global positioning system and were in contact by cell phone.

 

 

He said they apparently got caught in a white-out in the 9800-foot area and could not get back down. He said they were initially advised to build a snow cave in case help couldn't arrive until Sunday morning.

 

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Brian Anderson, 24, Portland

Ben Elkind, 22, Portland

Bryce Benge, 29, Lake Oswego

Jeremiah West, 28, Portland

Brian Weihs, 39, Hillsboro

 

 

 

 

THIS JUST IN!!! SCREEN NAMES FOR THE ABOVE HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED!

 

 

Shouldn’t it look more like Dru-spotter?

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I immediately got cranky when this came on the news. Calling for a rescue because of a whiteout? Unexpected storm? Had a GPS and couldn't figure out how to use it? Unbelievable.

 

Anyone know these guys?:

 

Brian Anderson, 24, Portland

Ben Elkind, 22, Portland

Bryce Benge, 29, Lake Oswego

Jeremiah West, 28, Portland

Brian Weihs, 39, Hillsboro

 

 

 

THIS JUST IN!!! SCREEN NAMES FOR THE ABOVE HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED!

 

Two cents

ShiniWhoever

Phil Jones

Seahawks

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This is speculation and doesn't belong on CC.com. Shit man have you learned nothing.

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I immediately got cranky when this came on the news. Calling for a rescue because of a whiteout? Unexpected storm? Had a GPS and couldn't figure out how to use it? Unbelievable.

 

Anyone know these guys?:

 

Brian Anderson, 24, Portland

Ben Elkind, 22, Portland

Bryce Benge, 29, Lake Oswego

Jeremiah West, 28, Portland

Brian Weihs, 39, Hillsboro

 

 

 

THIS JUST IN!!! SCREEN NAMES FOR THE ABOVE HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED!

 

Two cents

ShiniWhoever

Phil Jones

Seahawks

Pink

 

This is speculation and doesn't belong on CC.com. Shit man have you learned nothing.

:lmao:
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