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That is very hard to believe, especially given that the rules are written down on official UNFS websites for all to read and they very clearly state pets must be leashed. Very few public spaces allow unleashed pets. I have a call in to verify. I will report back when the rangers return my call. All the links so far have been NPS. Most USNF's require "under control". Why do you need to verify? Are you calling me a lier? Are you calling the USFS employee I taklked to a lier?

NPS websites are not the best source of USNF regulations

Just got off the phone with ONF. Dogs are not, repeat not, required to be leashed. They must be under control, which Sasha was not. But those that insist that dogs must be leashed should contact the United States Federal Government.

Not only are you mean to dogs, you also lie about them. There are no leash laws on Mount Elinor

I believe that the parking lot is owned by BNSF. As such, and as they continue to allow parking, a Discovery Pass is not required. There has been some talk of a land swap with the USFS who now owns the rifle (shotgun) range.

First Round upset: Number two seed Duke 70, 15 seed Lehigh 75. The Duke basketball team, their fans, all alumni of Duke University and especially you are: losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers losers

To clarify: The avalanche danger at the time was classified as "considerable", less than "High" or "extreme". Media or inter net claims not withstanding, no one knows if Elyse Saugstad was saved by her avalanche balloon.

That contradicts the ESPN article. I'm not sure which is correct. http://espn.go.com/action/freeskiing/story/_/id/7593035/avalanche-washington-stevens-pass-kills-three I don't believe so. From the ESPN article The group was descending a popular route outside the resort boundary accessed via a 10-minute hike from a backcountry gate off the top of the Seventh Heaven chairlift. The avalanche was triggered about noon by one of the skiers who perished in the slide.

I believe that the woman was below in timber, and that Jim Jacks sert off the avalanche that killed him http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2017557870_apuswashingtonavalanche.html

The flight was an apparently unauthorized, no flight plan 2:00am joy-jaunt. I would bet that alcohol played a part. Too many similarities to DUI crashes

OK Hiker Dan, I'm sure you conveniently forgot how mean you are to man's best friend. http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/1025864/Re_Lost_Bernese_Mountain_Dog_M#Post1025864 Thank god I'm not KirkW

The Whittakers, and in fact the entire staff of RMI are enthusiasts of Bernese Mountain dogs. When word of your smearing of both Peter Whittaker and poor little Sasha becomes public knowledge, your safety around any type of canine will clearly be in jeopardy. Have fun, Alpo man. Best stay away from dog park

Is this a post about the lost climbers, or an advertisement of your blog? Or is this just all about you and what you've read?

This is for Mtnguide on this CC thread who claimed to understand that an elevation of 17,000' in the Alaska Range is equivalent to 24,000' in the greater Himalayan, due to the thicker air column at latitudes closer to the equator. Sorry dude, you're wrong as wrong can be. source: http://www.cohp.org/ak/notes/pressure_altitude_simplified.html The math is rather ponderous http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barometric_formula but when you plug in variations due to gravitational differences with latitude http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_gravity#Latitude you see that the result is a very small difference There are regional differences in altitude effects, especially when comparing the tropics with near arctic environments, but it is not nearly as great as you claim

Not to derail this serious thread from it's truly important subject, but I think you should check your facts. Most statements regarding the air pressure as a function of latitude are anecdotal. The air column at the equator may be thicker than at the arctic circle, but centripetal force at the equator is much greater at the equator, and reaches zero at the poles. Equating 24K in the Himalayas with 17K in the Alaska range seems preposterous

You are saying that the design dynamism is insufficient. The fall force is a function of the dynamic qualities of the rope. If you want to lessen the fall force, you increase the dynamic properties of the rope or introduce a dynamic belay into the system. But again, I don not think there is any evidence that the fall force from ropes and belay techniques is unsafe. All methods to decrease fall force will result in falls of greater length. New gear is constantly entering the market due to periodic increases in quality, and consumer culture. Very little gear fails, most failures are the result of placement errors. You could conceivably lower the fall force in the system until a leader could fall onto an A3 hook. The problem is, length of the fall in order to have such a low fall force would typically result in ground falls. Where is the evidence that fall forces are too great

If he had PTSD, and if it was related to his service in the USA. There has only been an allegation of PTSD from his former girlfriend. The media has taken this allegation and ran. It is as likely that he was an unstable individual singularly unsuited for military service, and his tour in Iraq consisted mainly or wholly in staying in the rear with the gear. In today world of IED's in asymmetric wars, there is no rear echelon, but the fact remains that it is unclear if he truly is a victim of PTSD. It is almost a certainty that he was unsuited for military service even before he joined the Army, but our military is so hyper extended that (some say) many who should be rejected are in fact processed into the Services.

He's been found and identified. The mountain got him http://www.king5.com/news/crime/Massive-search-underway-for-rangers-killer-136532718.html

Comeon, you do you really feel ok falling on any trad climb? Just the potential gear damage itself is worth avoiding, much less human safety. Most people trad climb multiple grades below their sport to avoid falling. Some people climb for years with only a one or two trad falls. Well if we could take a lot of the forces out we could safely and push trad climbing more. You are making many assumptions here, several of which are incorrect. I plainly don't see much gear damage because of falls on trad gear. Why is falling further safer, and how are people being injured by (by your definition) non static belays. All belays are dynamic by design of the rope. What evidence do you have that this design dynamism is insufficient, and should be increased?

Yeah easy enough for top roping You give dynamic top rope belays? Nice

Screamers are not usually used except on crappy pro, A4 or suspect ice

I believe that the conventional wisdom is to hang on, and let the rope and any screamers do the work. Dynamic belays went away in the sixties

Marmot Prince has to be Summitchaser trolling and looking for a fight

Really wouldn't be nearly as effective as a screamer. A piece of pro takes 2X the force the belayer or fall does.