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Update: O.c. Climbers Have Near-death Fall At Suicide Rock - Orange County Register
it’s called suicide rock for a reason. the 400-foot granite crag in the san jacinto mountain range has tempted many a climber over the years, and no small number have had to be ferried away in helicopter-borne rescue baskets. “it’s a heck of a ...
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2 Climbers Badly Injured In Accident At Suicide Rock In Idyllwild
one climber was knocked unconscious and stranded on a ledge. the other fell nearly 100 feet. fellow climbers assisted firefighters in the rescue, which was hampered by pelting hail and rain. suicide rock, a famous destination for rock climbers in the inland empire near idyllwild, almost proved deadly for two orange county adventurists last weekend, when one fell as much as 100 feet and the ...
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Rock Climbing Safety
a rock climber is still in critical condition at the university of virginia medical center after falling more than 40 feet down the side of afton mountain.
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Sheriff's Copter Rescues Hikers - Desert Sun
after being stranded for two hours, a rescue helicopter plucked a stuck hiker from a la quinta cliff friday morning. “it was a regular hike, but i was looking for a challenge,” said alex natividad, 23, of indio. “i started going off the beaten ...
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Fall Into Film Season At Arlington's Regent Theatre - Abington Mariner
the regent theatre wants to “screen” its audiences more closely, with an offering of films for the fall season, including a new documentary about the 2001 terrorist attacks, showing on the seventh anniversary date, thursday, sept. 11.  “we ...
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Two Seriously Injured In Rock Climbing Accident
two people were seriously injured while rock climbing on suicide rock near idyllwild during a pounding rainstorm, a fire official said today.
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Seeing The World On The Waves
fairbury -- at first glance, growing up as a landlubber surrounded by a sea of corn in central illinois doesn't seem to be the right start for a guy who spends his work days on the ocean.
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Relaxing With The King Of The Mountain - Sierra Sun
in the wide world of action sports there are media darlings, fan favorites and just flat out legends. the legends are the men and women whose lifelong exploits both in action and at rest define a standard in their discipline so lofty and rock solid ...
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September August July June May April March February January 2007 - Nypress.com
two weeks ago we had the puppy-beater , and now we have the puppy-tosser. what is with all the puppy abuse? anthony blow has thrown a poor pooch down the garbage chute while fighting with his girlfriend , robin hines. what’s worse than sending your ...
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O.c. Climbers Have Near-death Fall At Suicide Rock
pair suffer serious injuries after tumbling from idyllwild peak.
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Religion Briefs
addressing sexual abuse
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Katrina Miller's Cross-country Bike Journal - Gaylord Herald Times
(editor's note): gaylord resident and grand valley state university junior katrina miller is taking part in the adventure of a lifetime this summer, as she will participate on a charity bike tour named "sea to sea" that will take her from seattle ...
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News - Gaming And Culture - Cnet News
this post was updated at 1:50 p.m. pdt to correct the spelling of tory belleci's name. mythbusters co-host adam savage is stepping back from public comments suggesting that legal counsel from several credit card companies led the discovery channel to ...
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Parents Roll Up Sleeves For Playground
volunteers are donating time and muscle to change the scenery outside john harris elementary school. they'll meet this week to assemble playground equipment that will serve all 600 students at john harris, but in a project that will cater to disabled children and set new marks for school upgrades. all sioux falls schools have children with disabilities, but john harris is one of two elementaries ...
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Mountain Measure. Gps Equipment Verifies Granite Peak's Height
it's official now, or is it just more official? the tallest mountain in montana - granite peak - is 12,807.09 feet high, give or take 0.23 feet, according to a billings crew's global positioning system survey on aug. 16. the peak's exact location is latitude 45 degrees, 9 minutes, 48.34170 seconds and longitude 109 degrees, 48 minutes, 26.85554 seconds.
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Weekend Warriors Head For The Canopy - High County News
ascending giants sean o’connor and the other members of the ascending the giants expedition team climb, measure and photograph the west’s tallest trees. the hazards of the leasing game protecting environmentally sensitive western lands from the ...
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Adult/high School - School Library Journal
block, stefan merrill . the story of forgetting: a novel . 313p. notes. random . 2008. tr $24.95. isbn 978-1-4000-6679-7 . lc 2007012062. adult/high school— this riveting novel features well-drawn characters engaged in the epic struggle of finding ...
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True Height? Group Measures Granite Peak
billings — it's official now, or is it just more official?
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Want To Be A Pro Cyclist? It's No Joy Ride
you know you’ve got a difficult job when a hefty portion of it is devoted to recovery.
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Preschool To Grade 4 - School Library Journal
addasi, maha . the white nights of ramadan . illus. by ned gannon. unpaged. glossary. boyds mills . 2008. rte $16.95. isbn 978-1-59078-523-2 . lc number unavailable. gr 1–4— this story is centered around girgian , a muslim celebration observed ...
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