Climbers missing on Mt. Hood, Oregon

CNN reports that 3 climbers are missing on Mt. Hood Oregon after they set out to climb the north side of Mt. Hood. CNN further reports:

The route the climbers took is very difficult, with slopes of 50 or 60 degrees and occasional sheer walls of ice, said Steve Rollins, a rescue leader with Portland Mountain Rescue, which sent two teams up the mountain.

"There is more than 2,000 feet of that terrain," he told The Associated Press.

Google Maps Satellite view of Timberline Lodge, Mt.Hood where the climbers were to have met friends.