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Crusoe
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We can only send our sincerest condolonces to the grieving familys of the dead and missing climbers on Mt. Hood.( As an active participant in the
sport for more years than I care to remember) I have to agree with Mr.BillM. In some places and in some ways there are permits and regulations that
keep people off mountains when conditions are deemed to hazzordous, and keeping uneducated climbers down when they are not capable of making
intelligent enough weather choices.When there are huge onshore north pacific weather systems stacked up and blasting the coastal mountain ranges here
in the P.N.W. in Dec. no less, is the time you stay down!!!!!! Bieng dependent on a cell phone for getting rescued just reaffirms the old
saying----Nature Bats Last!!!!!
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Cincodemayo
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Once again Devilgoat hyjacks a good thread for his mission against Iraq.
Bahhhh bahhhhh bahhhhh you idiot.
As for the mountain...if they are out of state climbers they should foot the bill.
[Edited on 12-20-2006 by Cincodemayo]
Don\'t get mad...
Get EVEN.
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MrBillM
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Hikers Lightly Equipped
Photos in the camera recovered in the Snow Cave showed that the hikers had been lightly equipped for such a climb in these conditions.
One reason for their lack of adequate protective gear may be explained by the newspaper article this a.m. which discussed their personal lives. Two
of the hikers were from Texas and had met the third when he was climbing MT. Ranier at the same time with a different group from theirs. One of the
two from Texas was a personal trainer and had been lauded as the BEST Personal Trainer in Dallas by the leading Gay and Lesbian publication in that
area.
They were probably not worried about staying warm because they intended to "Cuddle Up Close" at night.
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Cincodemayo
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Crusoe....especially the last storm that roared thru here. Gusts on the coast were over 100 mph and a few up in the mountains were marked at 135
mph..Not to mention the 10 feet of snow that fell on the mountain. The experts said the conditions were the same that exist on Everest. Well over 100
MPH on Mt. Hood with total whiteout conditions.
Bill....you saying that Mt. Hood is now Brokeback Mountain???
Don\'t get mad...
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Paula
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBillM
Photos in the camera recovered in the Snow Cave showed that the hikers had been lightly equipped for such a climb in these conditions.
One reason for their lack of adequate protective gear may be explained by the newspaper article this a.m. which discussed their personal lives. Two
of the hikers were from Texas and had met the third when he was climbing MT. Ranier at the same time with a different group from theirs. One of the
two from Texas was a personal trainer and had been lauded as the BEST Personal Trainer in Dallas by the leading Gay and Lesbian publication in that
area.
They were probably not worried about staying warm because they intended to "Cuddle Up Close" at night. |
Mr. Bill M,I think this post says much more about you than it does about the missing hikers.
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Paula
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This started as such a nice thread-- winter solstice is always a magical time, especially for people up north where the days are so short.
In the winters we spent in Montana we would always be too busy to notice the darkness through the holidays with all the colorful lights, and then a
few days into January we would start to notice the days lengthening little by little. And then comes that indescribable shade of blue shortly after
the sun goes down...
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Crusoe
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Cinco--Put a reef in your shorts and another round on your wood stove because its going to blow like stink again tonight. Nature Bats Last!!!! 
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