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11. 3000 ft straight down - might never find the bodies

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 08:56 AM

Jun 2014

“At this point there are no plans to put people on the ground at the site because of the ongoing hazards. In the weeks and months to come the site will be checked periodically by aircraft. As snow melts and conditions change, potential opportunities for a helicopter-based recovery will continue to be evaluated. There is no certainty that recovery is possible given the location."

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/05/31/3220878/six-climbers-missing-on-mount.html

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6 climbers missing on Mount Rainier [View all] Omaha Steve May 2014 OP

Climbers presumed dead - searches suspended. Divernan May 2014 #1

Oh f&$k! jimlup May 2014 #3

Lead guide for missing climbers was Matt Hegeman Divernan May 2014 #5

Matt Hegeman was our team's lead guide for my Kautz ice chute climb back in '11 jimlup May 2014 #6

My sympathies to you - Divernan May 2014 #7

damn... handmade34 May 2014 #4

Oh shit! That's my guide company jimlup May 2014 #2

They knew when they started their lives were worth risking. valerief Jun 2014 #8

every year...every fuckin year.... CarrieLynne Jun 2014 #9

Sucks. blkmusclmachine Jun 2014 #10

3000 ft straight down - might never find the bodies Baclava Jun 2014 #11

k&r, just found a personal connection to one of them. uppityperson Jun 2014 #12

R.I.P. love_katz Jun 2014 #13

Some footage of the force of Mount Rainier. Such a sad story for those folks. :( tofuandbeer Jun 2014 #14

not a good place for a climbing route wordpix Jun 2014 #15