It sounds as if they were properly dressed in winter apparel, which is appropriate for spring in the Cascades. Rainier death update What they did not have was emergency gear. Being from Bellevue, they are familiar with weather on Rainier. As I stated in another thread, I don't like to second guess and I know the reports in the media are often inaccurate. But we can certainly see where a few more items might have saved their lives. I'm still not sure why the weather wasn't predicted, or if they didn't get a last-minute forecast.


Edited by mockturtle (06/13/08 10:08 AM)