I can't find the article that said that. I thought it was The Olympian, but...

The articles say he had a bivy bag. Not a sleeping bag and a bivy bag, just a bivy bag. Let me guess: he was wearing the clothes he sweated up the mountain in, then climbed into the bivy and ...

That's at 13,600 feet, temp. of ~5ºF in a 50 mph wind, on snow. Translation: 24º below zero!

He had gotten away with it before, and assumed he would get away with it again is probably closer to the truth.

I live between these two d**ned mountains, Rainier and Hood. If it isn't some dorks climbing in winter with minimal gear, it's others climbing on a 'nice June day'.

"Experienced and well-equipped" -- yeah, aren't they all?

Sue