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[more shameless plugging] I can only echo cluck's, Jason's, and mtn mouse's comments. And responding to letsroll, it took me over four decades on this planet before I finally decided to "give something back". I was also worried that SAR/MR would cut into my personal climbing goals, but at about the same time as cluck, a few months after the Hood/helo thing, I decided I needed to do it for myself as well as others. You reach a certain point in your life when your maturity level takes over, and you decide it's not all about you anymore. [/end more shameless plugging]

...and www.cwmr.org in Yakima/Tri-Cities. volunteering every day, not just when it makes the news, is what it's all about.

How long ago was that? I have long-term supplemental disability coverage through NW Mututal Life that picks up the 1/3 of my salary that my employer's LT disability benefit doesn't cover. I purchased this policy 15 years ago or so, for a fixed monthly premium of just under $20. The pay-out keeps pace with my salary increases. The agent is a friend and she knows I was a climber then, as now. YMMV. JayB: My employer covers AD/D for up to twice my annual salary (for my death, less for eyes and limbs), and I have a term life policy thru New York Life that I get as a group policy with my professional society membership (ASCE) as a civil engineer that costs me about $37/month. When my annual society dues ($200+) are figured into the equation, I get a $250k term life policy through a reputable underwriter for less than $55 per month. The best part of this gig is that after two years of claim-free living with this LI policy, it pays 100% of the benefit in the event of my death, NO MATTER WHAT THE CAUSE. That's right, no exclusions, not even risky recreation, not even suicide! It's all right there, even in the fine print. Apparently, New York Life thinks that civil engineers aren't suicidal enough to not cover them. IIRC, you're in the legal biz (yes?). Perhaps you should check into benefits offered by your professional society(ies), if you haven't already done so. You might be pleasantly surprised. And good luck!

wow, that didn't take long. Perhaps I should get back into dry fly fishing.

http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Board=7&Number=309141&Searchpage=1&Main=21289&Words=yocum+ivan&topic=0&Search=true#Post309141 Ivan, texplorer, Crackman, and Terminal Gravity (perhaps others) were transfixed with this line a few years ago. Perhaps you may wish to PM one of them.

What a gorgeous family you got there, Luke! Congratulations on your marriage and the birth of your fine baby daughter! Oh, almost forgot... Welcome home!

Naaaaaaaah, less than 25% in S over P. But klenke's wearing just shorts.

oooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh, that would be baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad.

That's easier said than done, WC. It's a 450-mile round trip for me just to hang out with the likes of all you rapscallions. Wouldn't think of it. When I said "Curious East-sider", I really meant East -sider... Just where do you think The Oklahoma Dustbowl of WA is, anyway?

You mean he wasn't already gainfully employed? Huh, did not know that. Well, congratulations to him, I guess, on getting a job. At least he still gets out and about.

That was Kramer. Not me.

Anybody?? Haven't seen him on the board since the summer. Is he still out baggin' peaks? I simply can't imagine Paul getting banned... Curious East-sider

Since we're on the subject of Peshastin, how about the first pitch of Lightning Crack? I got thrashed by the bulge move for over 20 minutes the first time I tried it. I skulked away humbly, losing the onsight.

Trask is irrelevant. Resistance is futile. kevbone will be assimilated.

Thriller Pillar Direct, Royal Columns. Leaves you wondering for a long time at the exit move above the roof, until you finally flail or figure it out. To borrow pope's phrase, repeats are kinderspiel.

using "Kurt" as the search object, in subject only, newer than 1 year, returns a plethora of results. I give you the original thread as a starting place... The search function is such a wonderful thing. I'm extremely glad to hear that Kurt has reached this phase of his recovery. One of our mountain rescue unit members suffered a similar accident two years ago (header from the top of a 20-foot ladder), and when they finally put his hunk o' head back in, he was back in the mountains within a few weeks after that. Go get 'em, Kurt!

вы hmmm, need to reset my font selection to Cyrilic...

<a href="www.foxnews.com" target="_blank">Yup</a> Am I the only one to notice the true genuis and irony of foraker's post, linking his re-direct back to the OP, but changing the suffix to read "foxnews.com" (hover your cursor over his link)? True genius, I say.

Dirty Harry used a S&W M 29 "Uh uh uh! I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself a question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?" Love that scene. I actually had a Ruger .44 magnum Super Blackhawk for a time. Fine weapon, that was. Sold it to buy climbing gear.

And she bills herself as a philanthropist... pfffft!

Hell, if I was 15, I wouldn't need any convincing to hit that. from the article: So who's doin' who here...?

Everybody seems to have missed "So I Married an Axe Murderer"... WTF?

Where in the hell is that shot from, John?

Wow, and I thought I was anal!! You can set your compass to within tenths of degrees? I can't even walk that straight. Seriously, you could probably take a look at any of a dozen sites that sell USGS topo maps, select the "preview map" feature or something similar, scroll to the bottom of the map, and get your information from the compass rose there. Just a thought...

Now that's good beta. Thanks for getting involved, alex.