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  • Rangers Find Arm That Climber Amputated

    05/05/2003 3:04:08 PM PDT · by jimbo123 · 91 replies · 307+ views
    Associated Press ^ | 5/5/03 | Associated Press
    CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK, Utah - Thirteen park rangers lugged equipment into this southeastern Utah park and lifted an 800-pound boulder that had trapped a mountain climber until he amputated his arm with a pocketknife. After hiking 3 miles to the remote canyon Sunday, the crew was able to lift the egg-shaped boulder and push it into a space where it fit securely. The rangers also recovered the arm of Aron Ralston, who was pinned for five nights before cutting off his arm below the elbow with a pocketknife on Thursday. Ralston, 27, hiked out of the canyon for help and...
  • Vandals pillage remote cabin

    06/05/2002 2:33:45 PM PDT · by Glutton · 34 replies · 291+ views
    the Register Guard ^ | 5 June 02 | By Scott maben
    Vandals pillage remote cabin By SCOTT MABEN The Register-Guard   Recommend this story to others.   A remote U.S. Forest Service cabin near Waldo Lake that is used almost exclusively by volunteers was found ransacked this week. Someone broke into the Taylor Burn cabin and proceeded to smash appliances with an ax, break glass out of cabinets, cut up furniture, ruin winter provisions and spray a chemical fire extinguisher over the mess. The Willamette National Forest estimated the damage at $5,000. "The cabin was totally trashed," said Gary Guttormsen, a volunteer wilderness ranger from Springfield and retired Thurston High School art...
  • Hiking/Hunting Boots: American Made

    03/29/2002 10:01:56 AM PST · by Dead Dog · 78 replies · 7,486+ views
    self | 03-29-02 | Dead Dog
    I'm looking for sources of quality, American Made, hiking and hunting boots. Any suggestions?