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majid_sabet
Sep 22, 2010, 6:42 AM
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In July of 2010, a climber was killed by lighting.Recently, I was visiting Teton and had a chance to take several photos of the climbing gear belonging to the climber which was displayed at NPS ranger station. It's worth to mention while climbing in Teton and due to sudden change of weather, I had to bailout twice thinking I was going to be next. MS
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K-Tanz
Sep 22, 2010, 7:52 AM
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Really all I can formulate is complete slackjaw, possibly due to the fact that aluminum melts at 1200 degrees. Wow
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viciado
Sep 22, 2010, 11:02 AM
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and doesn't steel melt at about 2500 F? The cables look like blown fuses
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Gmburns2000
Sep 22, 2010, 11:34 AM
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impressive pics Majid. Thanks for sharing...
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billl7
Sep 22, 2010, 1:25 PM
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Yes, thanks for sharing. Nice to see them up on display. ... and thanks to the owner who donated them for evidence to us all that reality can bite sometimes.
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patto
Sep 22, 2010, 2:11 PM
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Seems to be the fault of BD moving their manufacturing to China. Had manufacturing stayed in the US this gear would have withstood that...
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IsayAutumn
Sep 22, 2010, 2:39 PM
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patto wrote: Seems to be the fault of BD moving their manufacturing to China. Had manufacturing stayed in the US this gear would have withstood that... Perhaps, but it would have been less fuel efficient.
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iknowfear
Sep 23, 2010, 10:54 PM
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wow. thanks for the pictures! cheers
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technogeekery
Sep 24, 2010, 1:51 AM
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Good grief - that is sobering.
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ronldoc
Sep 24, 2010, 8:40 PM
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Thanks for sharing photos. Nature always wins. Keeps us all honest.
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curt
Sep 25, 2010, 3:14 AM
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technogeekery wrote: Good grief - that is sobering. Shocking in fact. Cut
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Bats
Sep 25, 2010, 5:28 AM
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YIKES!
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Paulbmounds
Sep 25, 2010, 11:40 PM
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I've fought forest and rangeland fires in lightning and I prefer the forest than being on a desert ridge risking getting struck to protect sagebrush.
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majid_sabet
Jul 22, 2011, 6:41 AM
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Thursday marked the one-year anniversary of the largest mountain rescue conducted in Grand Teton National Park. Of the 16 survivors, four were from Minnesota and one of those climbers is opening up about the experience for the first time, calling it one of the worst in his life. Last July, eight climbers -- four from Worthington, Minn. -- headed to Jackson, Wyo., to embark on an adventure. Some in the group had conquered the 14,000-foot............... http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/...ton-tale-jul-21-2011
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