Photo gallery: The search for the missing climbers

Photo gallery: The search for the missing climbers

Search and rescue crews ascend the summit of Mount Hood, Ore., after they were dropped off by a Chinook helicopter, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, in the attempt to recover the body of a climber. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

Frank James, older brother of Kelly James, right, receives a hug from Dwight Hall, father of Brian Hall, following a news conference at the Hood River Airport, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, in Hood River, Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Frank James, older brother of Kelly James, lowers his head as he reads a statement, as family members and friends of the three missing climbers look on at a news conference at the Hood River Airport, Monday, Dec.18, 2006, in Hood River, Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Family members of the lost climbers embrace each other following a news conference at the Hood River Airport Monday, Dec.18, 2006, in Hood River, Ore. Michaela Cooke, wife of Jerry Cooke, is seen in far left; Lou Anne Cameron, mother of Kelly James is shown wearing a red coat and Maria Kim, mother of Jerry Cooke is shown with her hands to her face. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Members of the Air Force Reserve 304th Rescue Squadron carry a stretcher to a waiting helicopter before their mission to Mount Hood Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, in Hood River Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Frank James, older brother of Kelly James, hugs Maria Kim, the mother of Jerry Cooke, following a news conference at the Hood River Airport, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, in Hood River, Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

In this photo released by Lou Ann Cameron, her son, Kelly James, right, of Dallas is shown with his daughter, Katie, in 2005 before climbing Mount Rainier in Mount Rainer National Park, Wash. James, who made a distress call to relatives Dec. 10 from Mount Hood, has been identified as the person found dead by searchers looking for three men missing in bad weather on the 11,239-foot Oregon mountain, a person close to the family said Monday Dec. 18, 2006. (AP Photo/Lou Ann Cameron via Benton Courier)

Chris Cuomo, right, and cameraman Jim Bolzer from Good Morning America do a live shot from the 6,000-foot level as the early morning sun shines on the south side of Mount Hood, Ore., Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

Early morning sun shines on the south side of Mount Hood, Ore., Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

Members of the Air Force Reserve 304th Rescue Squadron gear up at the Hood River Airport before their search of Mount Hood Monday, Dec.18, 2006, in Hood River Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Rescuers depart a helicopter at Hood River, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006, in Hood River, Ore. Rescuers looking for three missing climbers on Mount Hood found a body in the area where one of the climbers made a distress call a week ago, authorities said. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Brent Wojahn)

Para-rescuers unload after returning to Hood River Airport from a snow cave, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006, in Hood River, Ore. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Steven Nehl)

Officials announce during a news conference at the Hood River Airport Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006, that rescuers found a body in the area where one of three missing climbers had made a distress call last week. The dead climber had not yet been identified, said Pete Hughes, a spokesman for the Hood River County Sheriff's Office. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Steven Nehl)

In this photo provided by the Oregon National Guard, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006, a self-equalizing anchor found on the side of Mt. Hood, Ore., is seen. Rescuers looking for three missing climbers on Mount Hood found a body in the area where one of the climbers made a distress call a week ago, authorities said. (AP Photo/Oregon National Guard, Staff Sgt. Nick Przybyciel)

In this photo provided by the Oregon National Guard, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006, footprints that are believed to belong to one of three missing hikers is seen near the summit of Mt. Hood, Ore. Rescuers looking for three missing climbers on Mount Hood found a body in the area where one of the climbers made a distress call a week ago, authorities said. (AP Photo/Oregon National Guard, Staff Sgt. Nick Przybyciel)

A US Military Chinook helicopter extracts the rescue team from the summit of Mount Hood after they found one of the missing climbers dead inside a second snow cave above Government Camp, Ore., Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006. A temporary weather break paved the way for the biggest push yet since the three men, two Texans and a New Yorker, were reported missing a week ago on what was to have been a quick climb of the 11,239-foot peak. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

Karen James, left, wife of Kelly James, and Michaela Cooke, wife of Jerry Cooke, support each other following a news conference Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006 at the airport in Hood River, Ore. They are wives of two of the three climbers who went missing last week. Crews searching for the three climbers on Mount Hood found mountaineering gear and a snow cave in the area where one of the climbers made a distress call a week ago, officials said Sunday. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Faith Cathcart)

Barry Morally, left, and Bob Barrett with American Medical Response, take equipment to a shelter at the top of the Palmer ski lift Sunday morning, Dec., 17, 2006, near Hood River, Ore., where they set up a emergency medical treatment area. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Steven Nehl)

The summit of Mount Hood is reflected in the binoculars of a member of the Portland Mountain Rescue scanning for his colleagues as they climb to summit of Mount Hood.  (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

Maria Kim, mother of missing climber Jerry Cooke, right, thanks rescuers following a conference Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006, in Hood River, Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

From left to right: Clara Hall, mother of Brian Hall, Maria Kim, mother of Jerry Cooke and Lou Ann Cameron, mother of Kelly James walk hand in hand with family members Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006, in Hood River, Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

A flock of geese fly near Mount Hood on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006, in Hood River, Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

In this photo made available by family friend and media facilitator Jessica Nunez, Brian Hall, left, and Kelly James embrace each other on Feb. 2006 in Dallas. Hall and James are two of the three climbers missing on Mount Hood since Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006. (AP Photo/Christopher Ford)

In this undated photo provided by the family of Jerry Cooke, shows Jerry Cooke with his wife, Michaela. Jerry Cooke is one of the three missing climbers on Mount Hood. (AP Photo/Cooke Family photo)

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