Monthly Archives: June 2005

Granite Thoughts from Harrison Fagg Who Climbed All Montana Peaks Above 12,000 Feet

The Billings Gazette interviewed 73-year-old Harrison Fagg who has summited Granite Peak 7 times and had 12 other unsuccessful attempts (and has climbed all Montana peaks above 12,000 feet.

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RCMP Hug A Tree And Survive Campaign

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have put up a coloring book urging children to hug a tree to survive — in other words stay in one place until rescuers come.

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Rescuers Wondering Why 11-Year-Old Brennan Hawkins Headed Uphill in Unitas

The four day search for 11-year-old Brennan Hawkins in the Unita Mountains has a lot of people scratching their heads.

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Buzz Caverly To Retire After 46 Years at Baxter State Park

Baxter State Park Director Buzz Caverly plans to retire July 1 according to the Bangor News.

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Yosemite Camps Above 7,000 Will Not Open Because of Snow

The San Francisco Gate reports Yosemite will not open its popular camps above 7,000 this summer because of snow — 12 feet in places.

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Fall on Eighth Pitch of East Buttress on El Capitan

A climber survived a fall on the eight pitch of the East Buttress Route on El Capitan in Yosemite.

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11 Injured in Lightning Strike at Old Faithful

11 visitors were injured in a lightning strike at Old Faithful in Yellowstone.

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Tip Top, Mount Washington's First Locomotive to Go on Display in Mount Vernon Beaverbrook Museum

The Union Leader reports “Tip Top” — the first Mount Washington locomotive — is to go on display at the Beaverbrook Museum in Mount Vernon.

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Trio Plans Nude Hike Across Britain

The Daily Dispatch reports Stephen Gough, 46, the naked rambler who walked end to end in Britain in 2003/04 is planning a repeat performance but this time will be accompanied by 33-year-old girlfriend Melanie Roberts and a librarian who does … Continue reading

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Mount Magazine Butterly Festival Fourth Week of June

The Mount Magazine Butterfly Festival is traditionally held the fourth week of June.

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