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ROCK CLIMBING: MASTERING BASIC SKILLS: BY CRAIG LUEBBEN – O/S – N/A

By sprincipals on  From outdoorrecreation.goorusales.com
ROCK CLIMBING: MASTERING BASIC SKILLS: BY CRAIG LUEBBEN – O/S – N/A Great for the beginner climber or even those who have been climbing a while and want to advance. Rock Climbing: Mastering Basic Skills is a wonderful How to: on climbing technique for top roping, traditional, sport plus other types of climbing styles. W210 , ROCK CLIMBING: MASTERING BASIC SKILLS: BY CRAIG LUEBBEN , rock climbing book , library , trad climbing , anchors Rating: (out of reviews) List Price: $ 19.95...Read Full Story

Craig Luebben killed in North Cascades.

By himalman on  From himalman.wordpress.com
Climbing Mag Editor Craig Luebben , 49, was killed by falling ice on Mount Torment in Washington’s Cascades August 9, 2009. The Fort Collins/Denver, Colo, mountain guide was climbing with Willie Benegas in preps for an Alpine Guide certification. Willie has reportedly been airlifted from the area with injuries. The accident happened early Sunday morning on Mount Torment in the North Cascades, near Marblemount. Kelly Bush, the district ranger with North Cascades National Park search...Read Full Story

Karakoram Summer 2009 expeditions wrap-up : K2 over, climbers lost around the world.

By himalman on  From himalman.wordpress.com
(K2Climb.net/MountEverest.net) ExplorersWeb is undergoing a major overhaul, but here go some of the main headlines from the past weekend, with several more updates to be posted tomorrow. K2 is over and few attempts are ongoing on the remaining peaks. There’s no further news from the situation on Latok 1 at this point. Unfortunately, the mountaineering world lost three prominent climbers through the weekend. American Climbing editor killed Climbing Mag Editor Craig Luebben , 49, was...Read Full Story

In Memoriam - Craig Luebben

By alpineinstitute on  From alpineinstitute.blogspot.com
The guiding community lost an inspirational member this week. On Sunday, August 9th, Craig Luebben was killed in an accident in the North Cascades National Park while preparing for a guide exam. There are many conflicting reports about what actually happened. The information I've placed here is second hand and shouldn't be taken as the final word, but it's the best that we have. Craig and Willie Benegas were training for an American Mountain Guides Association exam on the Torment-Forbidden...Read Full Story

Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /28/ – Week in Review.

By himalman on  From himalman.wordpress.com
Except for a single Spanish summit, K2 remained unclimbed this year. Too much snow, too dangerous conditions – the peak pushed climbers back until all chances were out. Other Pakistan peaks showed little success as well. The season’s biggest sad event hit last Saturday, when a call went out for Oscar Perez seriously injured on Latok II. That black weekend, one by one reports trickled in from around the world about perished climbers. At least good news arrived this Sunday about jailed...Read Full Story
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The 32-year-old from Tigard was a skilled climber who had already scaled the mountain more than a dozen times, sometimes solo, the Oregonian reports Sunday night, Townsley headed up for a climb that turned out to be his last. Tuesday morning ...  
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PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) - A college student who was rock climbing north of Prescott died after failing 15 feet into a ravine and suffering a serious head injury. The Daily Courier in Prescott reports that the Prescott College student was climbing at Granite ...  
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PRESCOTT - A man climbing the rocks at the Granite Dells along Highway 89 fell about 15 feet into a ravine and was killed Tuesday afternoon, said a Prescott Fire Department spokesman. The victim was a 27-year-old Prescott College student who was climbing ...  
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Townsley appeared to have been killed by a long fall. Once the body is recovered ... Townsley was described as an experienced climber.  
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Authorities say the suspect killed his girlfriend in Augusta ... The Sky-High Safari is a three-story ropes course where climbers can navigate 30 obstacles including rope ladders, bridges and nets. Zoo officials say the course is a good team-building ...  
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with many of them ending up injured or killed in the process, Indonesia authorities have employed a number of tactics, including paint guns, barbed wire, and dogs. But the wily climbers always manage to get around the deterrents, and hike a ride on the ...  
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In 1976, John Fahner-Vihtelic's car went down a 150 foot ravine near the Cascade Mountains in Washington State. His foot was trapped between the dashboard and a tree root. He was trapped for 16 days before he was able to free himself and climb to safety.  
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Johnson, a 40-year-old woman from the Seattle area, was killed in an avalanche during February 2011 near Snoqualmie Pass in the Cascade Mountains of Washington state. Friends started a scholarship fund to give Yuki (snow in Japanese) Awards, in Johnson's ...  
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with many of them ending up injured or killed in the process, Indonesia authorities have employed a number of tactics, including paint guns, barbed wire, and dogs. But the wily climbers always manage to get around the deterrents, and hike a ride ...  
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Months after her husband was killed by the Nazis, an emotionally torn Kate Schmid fell in love. Hermann Hoerlin was a tall, rugged mountain climber who helped her through a crisis. But Schmid was Jewish. The man she loved was not. Yet against ...  
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