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Ummmh, sorry if this sounds political, so I am somewhat hesitant to post. Political commentary is not my intent, and I don't think this post is. Rather, this is one where my attorney background and experience kicks in and starts to define issues to b
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Urban Preparedness
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I replaced my D-cell Maglites first with a 2xAA LED flashlights and now a 1xAA or 1xAAA depending on expected need. The 1xAAA LED lights these days have a lot of output. For times when I need a lot of lumens to reach out, I have a couple LED lights
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Apparently he was wearing crampons. With crampons, one employs an ice axe, not some dinky ski poles, even is they do sport a "pick." Even an axe won't do you any good, unless you are capable of self arrest. It all comes down to judgement
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Originally Posted By: AKSAROriginally Posted By: clearwaterJust read more about it in the Oregon Live site. The climber fell high up on the mountain above the bergshrund. What he was doing above the bersghrund unroped showed lack of good judgement. W
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Urban Preparedness
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Originally Posted By: katarinI have a question for you urban EDCers. How do you keep the weight down? Many of us backpack and hike, so we are already weight conscious. In general, you value versatility as well as absolute weight - multi-use items
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Thanks, AKSAR, for information specifics on the route and the detailed article you attached. One can only hope that there has been adequate review and soul searching so that future operations will function more smoothly. There could easily have bee
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Urban Preparedness
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Originally Posted By: katarinI have a question for you urban EDCers. How do you keep the weight down? I replaced my D-Cell MAG-LITE with a C-Cell MAG-LITE. Jeanette Isabelle
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I have a question for you urban EDCers. How do you keep the weight down?
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Originally Posted By: clearwaterMaybe we need "smart" bear spray. For the bear that's smarter than the av-er-age bear?
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Originally Posted By: RussI doubt they’re looking for $$$... Only ten million of them.
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Originally Posted By: clearwaterJust read more about it in the Oregon Live site. The climber fell high up on the mountain above the bergshrund. What he was doing above the bersghrund unroped showed lack of good judgement. When you solo climb 3rd to 5
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Ahh, so it is about money — cheapens the argument.
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Originally Posted By: clearwater Allow rescuers to be sued and the number of volunteer SAR will drop off. It doesn't appear that any SAR volunteers are named in the suit. the plaintiffs appear to be going for the deep governmental pockets. I do
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Just read more about it in the Oregon Live site. The climber fell high up on the mountain above the bergshrund. What he was doing above the bersghrund unroped showed lack of good judgement. When you solo climb 3rd to 5th class, you can't blame the di
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Due to crashes, for a time there was NO helicopter ambulance in Oregon. Only MAST ie military. The ski patrol in on the lower half of the mountain on it's most climbed routes during the summer too and may very well be the first responder of choice at
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Yep, there is often something missing in news articles. Also note that the article quotes the lawsuit, which may not be stating actual facts but perceptions. There should be a recording of the 9-1-1 calls. I was involved in military aviation in a
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Understandably, the family is in anguish, and they probably have no experience in the logistics of SAR, especially when helos are involved. A four hour delay is not at all unusual and a ground response would certainly have been significantly longer.
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Having read the article, it seems there was some confusion as to who was in charge — 9-1-1,passing to the Sheriff who told the guy on the mountain to contact ski patrol, then back to 9-1-1 and again to the Sheriff. A lawsuit should determine whether
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I am sad for the fallen climber, disgusted by his family.
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The Survival Forum
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Maybe we need "smart" bear spray.
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It sounds like the rescuers had him in just four hours! That is an amazing short time to locate and recover someone on a mountain. Aside from the fact that people should be responsible for their own actions, I can't see how this is considered a del
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Thank you for those nice words, everyone!
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Well, I hope it´s not too late: Happy aniversary! It´s a pity that you did not get the Haltitunturi. It would have been a really nice gift. I´ll have a Koskenkorva Viina on finlands health and yours as well.
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Originally Posted By: Herman30How about celebrating 100 years of independence of my country? https://suomifinland100.fi/?lang=en Congratulations and Happy Birthday! And since the DNA test says my heritage is 0.9% Finnish, am I permitted to ta
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Originally Posted By: Herman30How about celebrating 100 years of independence of my country? https://suomifinland100.fi/?lang=en Why didn't you say anything? Happy belated birthday! Jeanette Isabelle
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