[randita]

These climbers were teens and they knew what to do to survive. The climbers on Mt. Hood now are seasoned. They can make it. Weather is supposed to clear this weekend so rescue teams can go to work again.

[org.whodat]

Call me in the spring?

[Deaf Smith]

A dollar says they were Boy Scouts.

[cookiedough]

There is some good information about the current search here:

http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/616247/page/1/fpart/19

I linked to a page in the thread in which a poster explains mountain climbing to novices like me.