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I know there isn't , and I agree the name shouldn't change. of course people put names on mountains, and they don't always stick (eg Denali vs. McKinley)

Renaming Gravina Island Bridge to Steven's Bridge would have been more appropriate

Its just good clean Darwianian process, discarding the chaff.

http://bookshelfporn.com/archive SFW! unless work has a problem with the word "porn" in the URL.

Yeah, foreign countries should have their vote too you whiney bitch!

Oh! Lets discuss the insurance industry (racket) as a whole! You pay a company to protect your assets and then they use the money you pay them to hire lawyers and detectives to figure out how to get out of paying you when you really need it! Deductibles are carefully set to average theft $ rates, for example, so you never use the insurance (unless you want to commit fraud). Of course you can pay more for a lower deductible! This is all optional of course, except for the mandatory insurances. Not that it would run better as a state institution. Just bitching about the racket.

The homeowner should be sued for setting the neighbors field on fire. But don't worry, I'm sure they have insurance!

ace, king, queen

REPOST! They were just making the cliff safe so it could be grid bolted by sport climbers.

http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2010/09/29/ac.asst.da.targets.gay.student.cnn closeted gaydar alert! whoop whoop

Get well Steph! Wow, accident at 1pm and helo onsite at 3:40??? That is amazing for the mountains!

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/dannywestneat/2013020975_danny29.html

wow. we had one of those (or maybe two). didn't have anodized lid though!

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RIP Dallas I met him (as I'm sure more than one of you did) up at Mt Erie.

Time passes and you must move on, Half the distance takes you twice as long So you keep on singing for the sake of the song bill if you quit climbing it would be hard to justify buying anymore gear.

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omg flying saucers any way you look at this, hard to see an upside. ICBM launch officers seeing UFOs?

http://www.mikeandkey.org/links.htm#clubs_northwest warning: this is extreme geek territory. not that there is anything wrong with that. 2m is 2 meter wavelength. No link to info on the accident. It was when I was working for Camp Parsons. The Camp Director came along with us. We warned the boys on the way out (and him) about the rocks creating cavities, but he didn't get the message and got too close to the rocks and fell through...breaking his leg. I ran down to the rangers and they called out and hit Victoria.

Just an edit to " there was no sign of the other two, who are still missing and presumed dead." Both bodies were recovered by PMR in late August. That rings a bell. This is for the 2009 accident, right? Let me know and we'll correct it (one advantage of web-based publishing). Thanks. http://www.katu.com/news/local/101605443.html

Amateur radio devices typically have higher power, operate at more frequencies, and can often hit repeaters in areas where cell phones cannot hit cell towers. Downside is a license is required although the requirements are fairly easy nowadays. I looked into this a bit, but ran into two challenges: 1 - the FAA license requirement. Can you tell us what the "fairly easy" process is that solves this issue? 2 - The people you're really want to talk to (law enforcement and rangers) won't tell you what frequency they use for their communication. What's the solution for that? On Mt Rainier, a number of recues were initiated by guide services with radios, but they're on the horn with the rangers and know the frequencies. Any advice on how to know what channel to use? 3 - If you can solve 1 and 2 above, what are the best units to consider? One can spend $50 on a radio or $250. I couldn't tell from product descriptions much difference in technical performance of these. PErhaps you can enlighten me. Feel free to pm if you don't want to post #2 here. Thanks. Rad 1. It is actually the FCC. You have to pass a test(s), depending on what license you want. The tests are very easy, and will give you geek street cred. Make sure to get a tattoo with your call sign. 2. You can find all the frequency info online. Hams are the biggest geeks out there, and love to share such info. If you can hit a HAM repeater, its as good as calling the police. they'll be listening for you. thats what they live for. On one trip had a guy with a broken leg on Mt Olympus just above the Blue Glacier, radio call was put in and hit Victoria BC, chopper picked him up the next day. 3. best radio depends on the situation. 2m radios have the most repeaters in then NW (better for a local situation) and you can go 5 watts with the entry level licence. Or you can go QRP (low power) and hit some guy in Germany who will send you a rescue party in the North Cascades. LOL. KD7OKN monitoring...

both policemen and politicians: if someone actually wants these careers, they should probably be barred from them.

[video:youtube]JMUhKAJ1J0A what about this guy? this was FOUR months ago. OMG. Injustice is all around us and stuff. Do something.