Oregon: Dog saved climbers
All day I was hearing on the news about a dramatic rescue that unfolded on Mount Hood in Oregon. Three climbers and their dog (huh, their dog?) were separated from the group when they fell 100+ feet and holed up under a rock outcrop to sit through some weather. There are a few things from the media I didn’t quite get like 1) What in the heck was a black lab doing on a February mountaineering expedition on Mt Hood? 2) Did the dog fall, too? 3) Why did the three fall with their sleeping bags and other gear and not tents/shelters.
We all know what I joke the media can be sometimes, so I am not discrediting that the dog was in fact there and likely saved their lives. I am also VERY happy to read that everyone is ok. But dang…try harder to report a full story! The black lab is now being tagged as the hero of the rescue, which i was thrilled to see after wondering all afternoon whether or not they even rescued the dog or left it behind to freeze.
“The dog probably saved their lives” by lying across them during the cold night, said Erik Brom, a member of the Portland Mountain Rescue team. He described the wind in the canyon as “hellacious.”
Check out the full story on Yahoo!: Rescuer: Dog may have saved climbers
I just wish the news sources would provide some more specifics to keep me/us from wondering so much!