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    [TR] Spider - Arachnophobia 12/3/2011

    in the *freshiezone*

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    So good to get out with you Dan! And so glad to hear that your knee felt fine. Nice write up too.

     

    Yes Matt, this was a one night deal. We left the car around milepost 17 I think, a little after 11 am on saturday. Made it back to the car some time around 8 pm on sunday I think. This was an incredibly strong group, including Dan and his untested knee. Dan didn't mention that as we set out from our car he realized that he'd forgotten his inhaler for his asthma. So he jogged the 6 or so mikes back to his car to retrieve it, then hitched to within a mile of our parked car, and managed to join up with us just as we sat down to melt snow at our bivy just below the north side of Cache Col.

    Monika Johnson Avy Scholarship

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    In honor of Monika Johnson, who died last February in a cornice accident, a group of friends have put together the Monika Johnson Avalanche Education Scholarship, or Yuki Awards. Award recipients get a free Avy 1 course in exchange for helping spread the word on avalanche awareness. A great cause inspired by a great woman. Details can be found here: yuki awards

     

    REI appeals Monika Johnson's case

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    I've only just seen this thread- wasn't aware that it had crossed over. Funny.....Monika never posted here because she thought the site was hard to navigate. She'd be stoked to see that folks give a damn.

     

    To answer two of the questions I've seen here:

     

    - Monika returned the bike and asked for a refund. She never received a dime. And as I mentioned in the TAY thread, she paid for the forensic bike test that REI requested with money from her savings. Around 10k. She was never reimbursed, even though REI issued a recall of similar bikes when the results came back (sadly, another woman was injured in a different state for identical reasons) Monika probably saved REI from other lawsuits.

     

    - Monika worried very much about asking for too much in her settlement. She actually felt guilty at times asking for anything. She was asking for reimbursement of medical expenses, lost wages, lost vacation hours, future lost wages, and I believe an additional amount due to pain and suffering attributed to TBI (traumatic brain injury). She never discussed a sum total with me, I never asked. I know that more than anything she just wanted to get on with her life.

     

    This whole thing continues to make me sick. I need to go skiing.....

     

     

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