Three climbers lived to tell the terrifying tale of getting stranded in a storm on Mount Hood, Oregon's tallest mountain, last week. Eight climbers and a dog named Velvet set out the day before the storm blew in. Three of the climbers, who were roped together along with Velvet, fell off an icy ledge. The five others used a cell phone to call for help and were rescued. The stranded climbers and Velvet spent the night on the mountain, waiting to be rescued the next day.
"The dog probably saved their lives," says Erik Brom, part of the rescue team. Velvet warmed the climbers by lying across them. They sent radio signals to rescuers, who found them at 7,400 feet. "They did an incredible job," said climber Matty Bryant, of the rescuers.