Family and friends of the missing climbers gather following a news conference concerning the rescue efforts on Mount Hood Saturday (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Search and rescue for the three missing climbers get underway on Mount Hood's south side above Timberline Lodge on Saturday. About 25 hand-picked rescue mountaineers were making their way up the south side of the 11,239-foot mountain, and 30 others started up the north side, Hood River County Sheriff Joe Wampler said at a news conference. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Faith Cathcart)

Rescue Helicopters return to Hood River Airport following a search mission over Mount Hood on Saturday. The weather broke Saturday which helped improved rescue possibilities for the three missing climbers. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

A rescue helicopter flies from Hood River during their search of Mount Hood on Saturday. Weather broke Saturday which helped improved rescue possibilities for the three missing climbers. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Oregon National Guard helicopters join in the search for the three missing climbers on Saturday. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Steve Nehl)

A US military C-130 transport plane flies over the summit of Mount Hood seen from Timberline Lodge near Government Camp, searching for missing three climbers on Saturday. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

Clara Hall, the mother of missing climber Brian Hall, makes a statement while Maria Kim, mother of missing climber Jerry Cooke, and Lou Ann Cameron, mother of missing climber Kelly James, look on during a news conference concerning the rescue efforts on Mount Hood on Saturday in Hood River.(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Family members of the missing climbers hug and pray at the Hood River Airport before search helicopters take off Saturday morning in Hood River. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Steven Nehl)