LA Times Story on Mt Hood Climbers

[Kevin Rooney]

From today's LA Times.

Men planned Mt. Hood climb carefully

By Sam Howe Verhovek
Times Staff Writer

December 20, 2006

COOPER SPUR, ORE. — One glorious day in June, Kelly James and Brian Hall, two longtime climbing partners from Dallas, were scaling Mt. Rainier, the tallest peak in the Cascades, when they met a man from Brooklyn, Jerry "Nikko" Cooke, who was in another group on its way up the mountain.

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[cbcbd]

Nice article, thanks for sharing.

Sending good vibes to those guys... hoping for the best.

 

[The-Green-Man]

It just came out - the decision was made to end the search - its now a "body recovery".

I've been hoping that at some point I'd hear the news that the remaining two had been found cold and hungry, but ALIVE.

Bummer...