The St. Louis Post-Dispatch and other newspapers are being surprised by Ameren’s P.R. push following the Taum Sauk disaster with the airing of “A New Beginning: Johnson’s Shut-ins State Park”
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The road to Mount Greylock is closed and scheduled to reopen in 2009. You can get updates on the official site which notes:
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The State of Kentucky has taken over the Kentucky Coal Museum in Benham which is where waivers to climb Black Mountain had been housed and the state of Kentucky does not want to handle them. You now must mail the waiver directly to the Penn-Virginia Coal Company.
Waivers are required because the highpoint is on private property and there is coal mining operations in the area.
The release is available at:
http://americasroof.com/ky-release.html
I’ve fallen behind on posts. Here’s some uncharacterized links.
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Maintoday has an amusing article Harry Vanderweide a rotound character who is frequently evoked in various Maine battles.
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Three were hurt in a 500 foot Mount Hood fall.
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Backcontry Accidents: Fatalitie in Four Peaks Wilderness in Arizona and Franklin Mountains of Texas.
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A jury member in the Grant Kuenzli case found a bullet at the crime scene when they were taken there.
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International backcountry accident wrap up:
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Here’s a summary of coyote, bear and mountain lion reports in Tennessee, Washington, Colorado and Massachusetts.
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Tributes paid to Snowdon climber
BBC News – UK
Tributes have been paid to an experienced climber who died after a fall of nearly 700ft (213m) on Snowdon. Donal McGrath, 61, of …
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Snowed-in Scout hikers rescued
East Valley Tribune – Mesa,AZ,USA
By Katie McDevitt, Tribune. What started as a weekend hike for a Mesa Boy Scout troop ended Sunday in a mountain rescue. Nine boys …
Ameren has set up a web site promoting the Black River at experienceblackriver.com
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Acropolis mountain climbing
Kathimerini – Athens,Greece
Archaeologists carrying out conservation work on Greece’s most prized monument have hit on a new extreme sport, one unlikely to feature in visitor tours … [stories about archeologists rappelling down the Acropolis to place monitoring instruments]
