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Remember the women who sued her date when she fell rock climbing with him?
Lindsey Enloe had met Stephen Stinson and had asked her out on a date. Stinson took Enloe climbing saying he had been climbing for 12 years. Allegedly Stinson had not been truthful about his climbing...
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Storm Over Everest
David Breashears has created a stirring and thought provoking movie in Storm over Everest. I saw the movie last year at the Telluride MountainFilm Image via Wikipedia Festival. The premise of the story...
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Personal Press Release
As I mentioned in an earlier post, PBS tonight aired Storm Over Everest. I was asked to participate in a panel discussion on the ethics of guided climbing. You can see the panel discussion at...
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Poorly written release gave the plaintiffs the only chance they had to win
Lucas v Norton Pines Athletic Club, Inc., 2010 Mich. App. LEXIS 1066 A release should be written to stop litigation, not encourage it. Wood climbing wall at a camp in Wisconsin,USA (Photo credit:...
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25 Great Years Thanks To You!
International Mountain Guides is 25 Years Old. Congratulations 25 Great yearsThank You! Thank You from everybody at IMG. The years come and go so quickly anymore that we rarely get a chance to sit back...
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PR piece with great information on building to climbing a big mountain
February 2012 What’s Your Game Plan For 2012? Chulu Peak Base Camp in Nepal You’ve had a month…how are the New Year’s Resolutions going? If you’re like most of the world the first couple weeks of...
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Need Office Space: in a beautiful building with other recreation providers
Tim and Jim, It was great to meet both of you this morning at the CORRP meeting. Here is the information about the office space for rent in the American Mountaineering Center: High quality office space...
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Amer Alp Club–Zack Martin Call For Grant Applications 2012
The American Alpine Club is pleased to announce a CALL FOR APPLICATIONS for the 2012 ZACK MARTIN BREAKING BARRIERS GRANT. ZMBB grant applications are due, this year, on April 15. Below you will find...
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You’re Invited to the 2012 International Climbers’ Meet, hosted by the AAC
Jeremy Lee climbs while Colin Smith belays. Alexandre Buisse view email in browser | unsubscribe | update your profile | forward to a friend American Alpine Club seeks climbers to join the 2012...
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Article attempts to describe people dying on Everest as part psychological trap
Probably, the article is right; however, the article misses one major issue; a lot of people climbing Everest are there because they can afford it, not because they know what they are doing. This past...
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Goldwin Korea to sponsor the UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour
PRESS RELEASE Goldwin Korea to sponsor the UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour 12 December 2012, BERN, Switzerland: The UIAA – International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation has signed a sponsorship...
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Via Ferrata recall – Press Release
PRESS RELEASE Second wave of via ferrata set recalls within six monthsConsiderable deficiencies found in many via ferrata sets25 February 2013, BERN, Switzerland: A group of manufacturers has issued a...
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American Alpine Club CALL FOR APPLICATIONS for the 2013 ZACK MARTIN BREAKING...
The American Alpine Club is pleased to announce a CALL FOR APPLICATIONS for the 2013 ZACK MARTIN BREAKING BARRIERS GRANT. ZMBB grant applications are due, this year, on April 15. Below you will find...
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Inflatable climbing wall case injury from a party thrown by a health club...
It took an appeal of the issues to win, the trial court held for the plaintiff. Citation: Vinson v. Paramount Pictures Corporation et al., 2013 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 3380 Plaintiff: Robert Vinson...
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Keeter v. Alpine Towers International, Inc., 399 S.C. 179; 730 S.E.2d 890;...
Keeter v. Alpine Towers International, Inc., 399 S.C. 179; 730 S.E.2d 890; 2012 S.C. App. LEXIS 171 Lawrence Keeter, Ronald Travis Keeter, and Rebecca Keeter, Appellants/Respondents, v. Alpine Towers...
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Louisiana does not allow the use of a release so great training of its...
Education saves the day. Ravey v. Rockworks, LLC, Et Al. 12-1305 (La.App. 3 Cir. 04/10/13); 2013 La. App. LEXIS 720 Plaintiff: Carl Ravey Defendant: Rockworks, LLC, Colony Specialty Ins. Co. Plaintiff...
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Paranoia can only get you so far, and then you get into the absurd.
Is this sign designed to keep kids safe or protect someone from litigation? If you can’t read this, here are the rules that are posted on this sign. Rules of the Playground Follow the Rules – Play...
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UIAA looking at how 8000 meter peaks are identified
New way to identify peaks would add eight new peaks to the 8000 meter list The UIAA (International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation) is the worldwide organization that defines, for lack of a...
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New Group formed to promote Freedom in Mountaineering. Fear that attorneys...
Liberty in Mountaineering to resist attempts by national or local authorities to constrain freedom of access and risk taking in mountaineering and climbing Italian Observatory for Liberty in...
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American Alpine Club Journal is Looking for your Stories
Hi James,This year we will be delivering the American Alpine Journal in July, a month earlier—and that means our deadlines are approaching fast! The AAJ is a collaborative effort, built by climbers...
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