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Thanks, Buckaroo, for the ideas. We referred a lot to Molenaar's book. I think you're right about going back through the history.

Good point! Actually, Bert, my partner in this project is Dutch I hope you check out the map when it's complete! We'll need a proofing We toiled a long time about how to depict the multi-party incidents. We had to stop toiling, and just put it on the map. Regarding the resolution, the map is thematic, in that it is more about the text and spatial distribution than the map itself. It is unknown where many incidents occurred, in which case, a higher resolution map would actually work against the theme, i.e. we'd be pinpointing an unknown. However it would be a great project to go higher-resolution on an incident-by-incident basis, where the major details are known. When the map is complete, I'd like to have at least as early as the 1970s. Any thoughts?

Todd, wish you didn't feel that way. The scope of this map was that it was a semester grad school project. Sure the more data, the better it would serve the public, but we had to draw the line somewhere, so we focused only on climbing-related incidents. I'd love to map the whole world, but we only had a semester Also, the primary goal for me, anyways, was/is to educate future mountaineers. If you have any suggestions, please send me a message. I'd love to hear from ya', and like I said, we're still in the data placement process. Perhaps I could take your ideas into a new project

Braydon, I totally am with you on this idea. We have the data to do this, but the map isn't quite finish "ready to be unleashed." I thought it'd be great to get this kind of feedback. So much can be learned and appreciated from incidents where people made it out okay. Thanks for your feedback!

It should be pointed out that the map is still in the working. We have non-fatal data as well.

Thanks for pointing this out. The map still is undergoing data placement tweaking. I definitely want to get the points correct; stay tuned for about two more weeks. Thanks for the feedback. Keep it coming! Peace, Sarah

Good question, Daniel. I love Microsoft maps, and Virtual Earth. Sometimes using their tiles gets a little into the "who owns the data" territory. Also, our map took more of a thematic tone. It would be a great idea, though to use a higher resolution map, especially on an incident-by-incident basis.

Thanks, denalidave. The further I got into this project the tougher it became because it really was sobering.

This is my first time posting on cascade climbers. My cartography partner, Bert and I just won our category at the 2008 NACIS conference for a map spatially depicting climbing incidents at Rainier. I should point out that the application is complete, but we're still working on data placement. All incidents haven't been placed. It was created with the support of the climbing division at Rainier (thanks, Mike!). It is an application, and while we have more data, it begins with the year 1981, but other data can easily be applied. 'Just wanted to share the link: http://www.mtrainierincidents.com Please keep in mind, we are fine tuning the data placement, and rigorously checking data. Stay tuned for the final map in a few weeks. Feedback is great. Peace, Sarah