1.   Rainier Mountaineering employees began rounding up sleeping bags, shovels and people to go to the avalanche site.

2.   The avalanche site is near that of the worst climbing accident ever at Mount Rainier.

3.   Eight more helicopters left Katmandu Monday morning, six to the avalanche site and two to area where the landslide occurred.

4.   Eight more helicopters left Katmandu Monday morning, six headed toward the avalanche site and two toward the landslide area.

5.   He then returned to the avalanche site with rescuers.