Climbing the Snow Cave

The climbing group is comprised of ten students from a local high school who are taking part in a wilderness programme and two adult faculty members. A massive storm hit the mountain, blast the climbers with high winds and thick flurries of snow. The climbers attempted to retreat, but with visibility reduced to a few feet, they quickly got lost. Now they are stuck here, high on the mountain, somewhere on the south side of mount hood. Patrick has been bundled up inside his sleeping bag underneath the tarp, trying to stay warm while somers and father tom goman dug out the cave. But there's no answer when Somers calls out: "Pat, you'll right. Hey, pat