News of News

:) Once known as "Pakistan's Switzerland", Swat valley hit media last year when bloody fights between Pakistan army forces and radicals ousted the Taliban rulers of the area.
http://explorersweb.com/world/news.php?id=19457

This will likely be of interest, particularly for the Alpine Start generation:
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/sc ... areclipse/

Anyone know if there's much snow up around Glacier Point or Taft Point areas or just in general around the Valley rim?

Now that I gotta your attention, check this out:


http://www.azdailysun.com/news/local/article_b533ea2a-f302-5748-b8b9-e7d966dffde4.html


Geez, and I had been considering checking out the Schultz Pass Road this year.

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This is the only news I have on this one. If the details are true in this article then this guy should not have been up there and should have to pay for all costs of this rescue. Again, I don't have all details so my opinion is based on this article. There have been a large number of rescues on Shasta this spring.

LINK:

http://www.redding.com/news/2010/jun/21 ... mt-shasta/

A friend just alerted me to this important event:
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/nude- ... ay/479190/

LINK:

http://www.nwcn.com/news/Climber-dies-a ... 77274.html

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/France-to-raise-retirement-apf-2224969549.html?x=0&.v=4

Not that I condone this guy's approach, but the guy's got nuts to be a white guy tromping around the Peshwar Province with a pistol and a sword:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100616/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_bin_laden_hunter

Romero on Leno last Friday eve.

Next goal is to do all 50 State High Points. Very worthy indeed. But, isn't this sort of backwards? Kind of like sailing around the world solo and then wanting to go and sail the largest body of water in each of the 50 States, alone. Or, getting a PhD at 13 then going back to graduate from elementary school. Or.....

Interesting priorities Mom and Dad are setting.