Monika Johnson missing near alpental....

I pray that she is OK. Hoping for the best.

I hope the weather holds out and pray for a successful rescue and the safety of all involved.

This is tragic.

Some reports indicate she may have fallen up to 1,600 feet (600' initial vertical and 1000' of 45 degree slope) when the cornice she was on broke off the mountain. I've looked over the north ridge in that area in summer and remember it gving me the sewing-machine-knee queasies. Overall, not a hopeful scenario especially when combined with the time between confirmed missing and now.

This is a very sad event for this community. She is a well loved and beloved friend to many here. Please don't release her name as her family and close friends would like to not have her name announced until there is word on her fate. She has a brother in the Seattle area and parents back in Minn.

Sad news. Hoping for the best.

Indeed. Hopefully for friends and family, the news comes soon. I hope it's also a happy surprise, given the latest details.