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The skier mentioned below thought his PLB was an avy beacon. I guess he and his partners never check each other's beacons before they head out. At least if he got caught in an avy he would be easy to find. There are so many ways to comment on the Darwin award behavior this guy exhibits, I don't even know where to start.

Rocky Mountain Rescue Group finds ignorant beacon owner who triggered false alarms ...

Stream from the US only... Bleh, sounded interesting.

So I just discovered couscous...Perfect for the wilderness. What do you guys eat out in the wilds? Share your recipes and tricks!

Wolfie is 'bout to go squirrel huntin'. She(yes she) is my best li'l buddy!!

The Chief approves.

wow.

One of my favorite books (We Die Alone) ends up in one of my favorite NYT editorial columns (David Brooks).

ahhhh...The stars align.


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/opinion/02brooks.html

I was just thinking about climbing in general, and state highpointing in particular. And I was wondering about the appeal of highpointing.

One of the coolest things about climbing a mountain is the feelings you get when you stand on the top. You have mastered a mountain, a challenge, yourself... you stand above all you survey. You have conquered- you are king (or queen) of the world!

I just wonder if others feel this way... ...

Have these been posted before? Pretty wild places out there!

http://www.gadling.com/2010/02/25/7-of- ... -the-wo%2F

I have a window of a couple months before i start up my new job and am looking to do some alpine climbing (within the US). I am looking for routes such as the exum on the grand teton or EB on Whitney. I know the spring can be a little iffy as far as weather concerned so thats why i am reaching out to you guys. Any suggestions for routes in areas where the ...