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    Daredevil plots highwire act  Aug 18, 2008
    " While a walk above the harbour sounds like fantasy, Petit has a history of successful highwire performances in front of huge crowds in Europe and the United States. In 1973, while an unknown street performer, he smuggled climbing gear into the Harbour Bridge's north pylon for an illegal walk that stopped traffic. After five crossings, Petit was arrested and fined $200. The following year, as shown in the documentary Man On Wire, he captured headlines in New York with an illegal walk between... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Protests against China increase  Aug 7, 2008
    As they sat down on the pavement, two women in climbing gear scaled light poles on either side of the gate and unfurled banners calling for an end to Chinese rule over Tibet. Protest organizer Tsering Lama, also a member of Students for a Free Tibet, made no apologies for holding the demonstration just as the Summer Games were set to officially get underway on Friday. (Globe and Mail -- National)

    Climb a rock in town  Aug 2, 2008
    All climbing gear is inspected regularly, and personal equipment must pass a supervisor s review before it can be used on the city wall. But no personal equipment is needed, because the facility has plenty of belts and helmets. (Missoulian, MT)

    Doctor's body recovered from Mount Hood after risky mission  Jul 29, 2008
    At 3:15 p.m. they stopped about 1,200 feet below the summit to remove climbing gear. During that stop a watermelon-size rock struck Lee in the back. (OregonLive, OR -- News)

    Diving into salvage work  Jul 20, 2008
    You get in your climbing gear and start. Each day, the men, strapped in climbing harnesses and tethered to lines tied off on the wreck or suspended from a crane, are dressed in heavy boots, thick coveralls and gloves, warm clothes and welding hoods or similar safety gear. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)

    Fallen hiker pulled from Spearfish Canyon tributary  Jun 21, 2008
    Fire department volunteer Doug Custis said that means things such as ropes, climbing gear and chainsaws. The crew put a stretcher wheel to work for the first time. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Climbers venture into Alaska's unknown for cancer research  May 28, 2008
    In Mahoney's case, a 180-pound man will be hauling 120 pounds of food, cooking fuel and climbing gear. Mahoney said getting to the base is what separates this expedition from others that use planes or helicopters to bring climbers to a mountain. (Juneau Empire)

    Rock climbing in North Carolina, $400  May 16, 2008
    The package includes camping (with showers) for two nights, tent, rock climbing gear, and meals ... Why it's a deal: Consider that the package breaks down to $200 per night ($178 for members) and saves you the time and effort of coordinating professional instruction, rock-climbing gear, the campsite, the tent, and meals. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Falcons take up city-centre perch  May 7, 2008
    To see them would require specialist climbing gear and a long lens. But here in Worcester, a pair have nested bang in the city centre - it is possible to clearly see the adults coming and going during the day and now the chicks have begun to hatch, one is often seen standing guard over the nest. (BBC News -- Science)

    Camden mill smokestack may have to come down  May 3, 2008
    Sumner wrote on May 2, 2008 9:33 AM:" This is further indication of what great corporate citizens Mr. Cawley and MBNA were. Economic realities are setting in and the Town of Camden is likely to loose a significant landmark. Oh well, at least you won't have allot of pedestrian traffic around there in funny looking climbing gear and buying things in the local shops.Send them to Rockland. ". The opinions expressed in reader-posted comments are not necessarily the opinions of MaineCoastNOW.com,... (Courier Publications, ME)

    Friday Finishers May 2, 2008  May 2, 2008
    Every time we turned the pages of the paper it seemed there was something to lament the bizarre homicide death of a Racine man who was hanged with climbing gear in a Milwaukee warehouse after an argument with a friend who allegedly pushed him and walked away; the two teens who were arrested after a purse-snatching left an 83-year-old city woman with a skull fracture when she hit her head in a West Racine parking lot; the outrageous story of the Oconomowoc High School associate principal who was... (Racine Journal Times, WI)

    Climb every Mountain  Apr 20, 2008
    Instead, he concentrated on assembling his climbing gear and sticking to a grueling training regimen that included five days a week in the gym and weekend duty with the National Ski Patrol in Santiam Pass. You can t get overstressed that s something the big mountains will teach you, Luscher said. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    Kite flying ranges from simple to stuntworthy  Apr 20, 2008
    He s seen kite flyers hook themselves to their kites with rock climbing gear and literally be flown from one place to another. Although he didn t intend for it to happen, Hoar experienced such an extreme kite-flying experience. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Abandoned grain elevator gets 2nd life as climbing tower  Apr 18, 2008
    Climbers on the wall have to wear the proper climbing gear and are attached to safety lines suspended from the top at all times. The area will be fenced in as well. (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)

    * IOC mulls dropping international relay  Apr 9, 2008
    Police appeared to have been caught cold by the protest, during which demonstrators scooted up the bridges cables using climbing gear and unfurled two giant banners. The torch relay for Beijing and future Games will be reviewed at a meeting of International Olympic Committee (IOC) chiefs in Beijing beginning on Thursday, Gunilla Lindberg, a vice president of the IOC, told reporters. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)

    Pro-Tibet protesters climb Golden Gate Bridge cables  Apr 9, 2008
    The activists used climbing gear to reach a spot 150 feet over the roadway and 370 feet above the water ... Their "Team Tibet" T-shirts were covered, and their banners and climbing gear were disguised by the stroller, he said. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Genetics researcher dies in fall at Crowders Mountain State Park  Apr 9, 2008
    Wagstaff was found without any climbing gear and in street clothes. Co-worker Dr. Frank Grass said Wagstaff was one of the top researchers in the field of Angelman syndrome, a genetic developmental disorder. (The Daily Reflector)

    Olympic torch relay: Protests spread to US  Apr 8, 2008
    The demonstrators scooted up the bridge's cables using climbing gear and unfurled their giant banner. A man claiming to be one of the climbers told a local radio station from his perch that he was part of Students for a Free Tibet and that the protest hoped to focus world attention on China's policy in the Himalayan region. (India Times, India)

    Updated 2:15 P.M.  Apr 8, 2008
    Three protestors scaled the bridge with climbing gear and hung on for about an hour and a half with their banner. The fine could be $10,000. (NBC 11, CA)

    Car goes off cliff along Historic Columbia River Hwy.  Apr 4, 2008
    Rescuers used climbing gear to rappel down to the car to try and figure out if there were more victims. But by 11 a.m., they said they did not believe any additional cars or victims were involved in this particular crash. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)

    Public safety log (March 14) (17)  Mar 15, 2008
    Stolen logging gear Tools, climbing gear, gaff spurs, shackles, line clamps and a single-bit axle were reported stolen Thursday from a logging site off Rock Creek Road east of Sweet Home. Value: 1,100. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    Ice climbing enthusiasts slip under the radar  Feb 10, 2008
    We haven t sold as much (ice climbing gear) because the ice hasn t been that great, Miscavage said. According to Frank Slymock, a deputy fire chief in Edwardsville, Wolfgang s accident occurred because his rope was severed on jagged rocks. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)

    Going with the flow  Jan 28, 2008
    Alaska Mountaineering and Hiking rents climbing gear. Boots are $9 a day, ice tools and crampons are $7. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Yosemite's splendor without the crowds  Jan 26, 2008
    In the moonlight, I see two guys in backpacks struggling beneath the weight of climbing gear -- ropes, pitons, axes. I had seen them before, of course, in line for lunch at Yosemite Village. (CNN -- Travel)

    Kyle to present high mountain adventure  Jan 24, 2008
    At my first re-supply stop in Bishop I dropped all of the technical climbing gear that I decided I didn't need, and re-supplied with food for the next stretch, Kyle said. He had two more re-supply stops at Mammoth and Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite before stepping off of the northern end of the route at Twin Lakes, near Bridgeport, 300 miles north of his starting point. (Mount Shasta News, CA)

    Extreme skier, considered a rising star, dies after cliff jumpPosted on Jan. 23  Jan 23, 2008
    Poole, 28, was sponsored by Salt Lake City-based Black Diamond Equipment Ltd., maker of ski and climbing gear. Chief executive Peter Metcalf described him as a rising star among big-mountain skiers. (Missoulian, MT)

    Newfound carnivores of the caveman era  Jan 8, 2008
    To reach the Pestera cu Oase, which was discovered by inquisitive Romanian cavers, scuba equipment and climbing gear are necessary. "On a daily basis, you can imagine that it meant a lot of very hard work for my small excavation team, and also that it was not exempt of some risk," said researcher Joao Zilhao, a Paleolithic archaeologist at the University of Bristol in England. (MSNBC -- Environment)

    Storm causes power outages throughout county  Jan 6, 2008
    To the Whinners wrote on Jan 6, 2008 12:09 AM:" Next time we have a big storm , put on some rain gear and climbing gear . go to the nearest pole clib it and stay there for two hours in the dark with 60 mile an hour wind . I think you whole attitude will change. Good job p.u.d. thanks. ". Have something to say about this story. (Longview Daily News, WA)

    Proposed bridge in Dresden fuels protests over modernization  Jan 5, 2008
    Now activists with climbing gear and wooden planks have occupied a centuries-old beech tree to keep it from being felled as part of the construction of the controversial Waldschlsschen Bridge. The tarps over the makeshift encampments in the beech tree's limbs whipped and banged so fast in a harsh, gusting January wind it sounded like a drum roll. (International Herald Tribune)

    COLUMN: Nigerian man keeps hope alive for reforms  Dec 30, 2007
    I've got some errands on Saturday, maybe find a few books with a gift certificate I got for Christmas, or perhaps see if REI puts its climbing gear on sale. Probably the bravest thing I'll do is read the newspaper. (Missoulian, MT)

    Santa gets clipped  Nov 18, 2007
    Sign up Now for News Updates Email. Sunday 18 November, 2007. (Conroe Courier, TX)

    Wa man dies after 100-foot fall at Smith Rock State Park  Nov 5, 2007
    Anglin s friends told deputies that he was an experienced rock climber and was wearing climbing gear but was not wearing a helmet at the time of the fall. More Headlines. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)

    Day in / day out area entertainment guide  Nov 3, 2007
    The Montana Standard. The Montana Standard. (Montana Standard, MT)

    Six vehicles broken into during 1 night  Oct 20, 2007
    Items taken ranged from loose change and sunglasses to climbing gear and utility bills with social security information printed on them. "We are investigating all of them," said Portsmouth Police Captain Bill Irving. (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    Jenny About Town  Oct 17, 2007
    I was doing some last-minute shopping for climbing gear at REI, the popular "outdoor" co-op, when I noticed Jim standing behind me in a long checkout line. We got to talking, and I guess that my zealous and overeager energy is what made him give me his advice for my summit. (Ithaca Times, NY)

    Outdoors Briefs  Sep 21, 2007
    REI climbing expert Dan Wickes will cover essential climbing gear and provide resources for developing or furthering your climbing skills. Attendees will receive prizes. (Missoulian, MT)

    Get a grip! Top 10 rock climbs in the U.S.  Sep 12, 2007
    Peter Metcalf, CEO and co-founder of the climbing gear company Black Diamond Equipment Ltd., recommends taking a mix of two expert-level routesthe Becky Route and Fine Lineto the top. "The rock is some of best mountain granite in the country," he said. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Author to share tales of his work in Pakistan, Afghanistan  Sep 11, 2007
    Then he sold his climbing gear and lived in his old Buick to save money. Eventually, he found the money, thanks to an eccentric donor and grade-school children who collected 62,340 pennies to help him build the first school. (Helena Independent Record)

    Students unite to search for missing Utah co-ed  Sep 8, 2007
    Searchers looked all over the falls area Friday morning, reaching the top of the falls, even though they seriously doubt that the missing woman could've gotten that far up without climbing gear or a climbing team. Still, police are trying every lead they can get. (CNN -- US)

    Adopt-A-Crag day planned at Devils Tower  Sep 3, 2007
    Bring gloves, a lunch and climbing gear (optional). There is no charge for the scheduled activities. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Thornwald vandals found on Web  Aug 27, 2007
    ca) provides extensive advice on what to carry, security avoidance, climbing gear and how to scout locations. Some people have formed actual clubs that meet on a regular basis to go out on forays. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)

    ILLINOIS STYLE: Tulip tree by Ann Rutledge's grave being protected  Aug 17, 2007
    Sharon Schirding, a member of the cemetery board, watched as Tidball and Mike Smith moved from branch to branch, secured by climbing gear and with a small chain saw dangling from their belts. Her husband's great grandfather was one of the cemetery's founders. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Are bridge inspections adequate?  Aug 13, 2007
    Inspectors use ladders, cranes, bucket trucks, barges, and climbing gear to get access to the various components of the structure, and conduct a visual analysis for such things as stress, cracks, fatigue, and deterioration. They also spray dye to reveal hidden cracks, and drag heavy chains across the roadway to listen for evidence of hollow areas. (Boston Globe)

    Diagnosing a deficient bridge  Aug 6, 2007
    He brings wading boots and climbing gear to each job (though he shimmied along this bridge with just his bare hands and his Nikes). He likes to get up close to his patients, crawl on and in and under the bridge; he makes his diagnosis by sight and sound. (Los Angeles Times)

    Huge boulder meant near disaster on Climb Against the Odds  Jul 19, 2007
    The only injuries were minor bruises as climbers dove out of the way of the rockfall, but the force of one boulder destroyed climbing gear belonging to one of the participants. had never seen anything like it, said Shasta Mountain Guides co-owner Jenn Carr, who has spent most of her life climbing and guiding. (Mount Shasta News, CA)

    Tenzing Norgay  Jul 15, 2007
    The museum was pretty much just a collection of climbing gear -- some historic, some looking straight from an REI sale -- and photos I'd seen a hundred times before. Even for a mountaineering fanatic like me, it was a little disappointing. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  Jul 14, 2007
    For most individuals, by the time they get enough experience with climbing gear to tie into the harness correctly and not get tangled up or misuse the slings and carabiners, the harness would be superfluous. Meanwhile, there is a risk of tripping on a sling and either going the full distance if temporarily unclipped or sliding down to the next post, if still clipped in (followed by a very sudden stop that could cause an injury). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)

    June 28 Public Safety Log  Jun 29, 2007
    Theft from vehicle A man reported the theft of a Black Berry, rock climbing gear, a backpack and a tool bag from his car in the 200 block of Sixth Avenue S.E. Wednesday morning. Total value of the stolen items was about 2,000. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    Outdoor gear guide  Jun 28, 2007
    What other type of outdoor products (for example, climbing gear, fishing gear, etc. would you like us to review. (USA Today -- Sports)

    Copper-theft suspect in critical condition  May 25, 2007
    Investigators believe that Baron, who was equipped with climbing gear, was trying to steal copper when he apparently came into contact with a live 12,000-volt line. Valenzuela said the energized line fell to the ground, sparking the brush fire. (AZCentral -- News)

    Reader's Alley  Apr 22, 2007
    The sport is like tight rope walking, but done with climbing gear, specifically climbing webbing (around 1 inch wide). The slackline can range from a few feet just above the ground, to setups that spans canyons. (Helena Independent Record)

    Capacity key with backpack selection  Apr 12, 2007
    These are designed for times when you are going as light as possible, but are obligated to carry a heavier load whether it s because you ve got climbing gear that weighs more, or you re carrying gear for someone else, as well. They re also great transition packs for folks who have only ever carried traditional loads and are looking to go lighter, but are unsure of how to take that first step. (Montana Standard, MT)

    More of this story  Apr 6, 2007
    A 5/5 cache would be difficult to find and may require rock climbing gear, scuba gear, a boat or other special equipment. One of the most difficult finds for Kunze was a four foot-long tube hidden inside a fence post. (Brockton Enterprise, MA)

    Author to discuss his years building schools in Pakistan, Afghanistan  Jan 22, 2007
    He sold the Buick he inherited from his grandmother and his climbing gear. That got him 2,000. (Winona Daily News, MN)

    More Adventure In Alaska  Jan 21, 2007
    -- "Rain forest" zip-line tours: Never mind that a rain forest is defined as a "tropical woodland," several cruise lines now offer zip-line tours -- gliding from tree to tree in climbing gear attached to a rubber clothes line -- through Alaska's, ahem, rain forest canopy. (Calling it a snow forest might scare customers away. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)

    Family & Friends Reach Out To Help Missing Mount Hood Climber  Jan 20, 2007
    Climbing gear found on the peak suggested the two may have been swept to their deaths over aprecipice or buried in an avalanche. The sheriff's announcement ended a dramatic and heartbreaking search that began Dec. 11 on the rocky, snow-covered flanks of Oregon's tallest mountain and included, at its height, scores of volunteers, sheriff's deputies and National Guardsmen on foot and in helicopters and a plane. (WNBC.com, NY)

    Artist turns Everest trash into treasure  Jan 16, 2007
    Over the years, hundreds of bottles piled up along with discarded climbing gear and other trash. Loading. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)

    A random spotlight on Will Drucker  Jan 11, 2007
    Coffee, hummus and climbing gear. wildest dream. (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)

    Tree-hugging protest spreads  Jan 11, 2007
    "Rikkir" is good with ropes and climbing gear. Singer Country Joe McDonald, who lives in Berkeley, stopped by to offer support. (USA Today)

    Missing climber’s body found on peak  Dec 29, 2006
    Once China s government gave permission, searchers opened the luggage and determined the climbing gear was gone ... Searchers noted the individual was wearing modern climbing gear, including blue gaitors and gray boots. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)

    Trash Mountain  Dec 26, 2006
    Over the years, hundreds of bottles piled up along with discarded climbing gear and other trash. Rick Wilcox of Eaton, N.H., saw 500 to 600 bottles en route to the summit in 1991. (The Standard-Times, MA)

    U.S. climbers in China still missing  Dec 25, 2006
    A website set up by friends of the climbers to raise funds for the search said the bags Boskoff and Fowler left with the driver had been opened, and showed that they had taken all their climbing gear with them. Last week, Gao Min, another official from the Sichuan Mountaineering Association, said the chances of survival were slim after being missing for such a long time in the region of 20,000-foot peaks in China's southwest. (USA Today)

    Sixteen summits later, Everest climber begins life in Utah  Dec 23, 2006
    The word "sherpa" means "people from the East." Years ago, English climbers used it as a nickname for local men who hauled climbing gear up Nepal's mountains. The job eventually morphed into a commonly used surname, Mika explained. (North County Times)

    Rescue effort is called off for two missing climbers on Mount Hood  Dec 22, 2006
    But climbing gear found on the peak suggested that the two may have been swept to their deaths over a precipice or buried in an avalanche. The sheriff's announcement ended a dramatic search that began Dec. 11 on the rocky, snow-covered flanks of Oregon's tallest mountain and included, at its height, scores of volunteers, sheriff's deputies, and National Guard members on foot and in helicopters and a plane. (Boston Globe)

    Search for missing climbers ends  Dec 22, 2006
    But climbing gear found on the peak suggested the two may have been swept to their deaths. Sheriff Wampler announced the end of the search after personally piloting a Piper Cub over the mountain for new clues and finding none: no tracks, no signs of snow caves, no other debris. (Globe and Mail -- International)

    Small teams of searchers return to Hood  Dec 22, 2006
    But climbing gear found on the peak suggested the two may have fallen to their deaths or been buried by an avalanche. . (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)

    Elate a loved one with the just-right outdoors present  Dec 11, 2006
    No climbing gear, which varies considerably depending on whether you're climbing snow, ice, rock or engaged in expeditionary mountaineering. No fly rods and reels, which generally come in sizes from 2 to 12. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Way-Off-The-Strip Joint  Dec 10, 2006
    " Here in Icebox Canyon, a natural hallway of rock less than 15 miles from the manmade monstrosities on the famous Las Vegas Strip, it was indeed a storybook morning. Crisp. Sunny. But who was this voice, and where the heck was it coming from? A glance up the trail revealed nothing but totem-like Joshua trees and overgrown manzanita bushes. Back toward the car, all I could see was desert. Then I looked skyward. Dangling at least 50 feet above me was a man in climbing gear, perched like a lizard... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)

    Bargaining With Maoists  Dec 10, 2006
    Armed with automatic weapons and grenades, they'll sometimes commandeer an expedition's climbing gear and then offer to sell it back to them for cash. Their trademark gesture: After robbing the tourists, they write them a receipt. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)

    HOLIDAY GOODIES BETWEEN COVERSOur reviewers' picks of the best books of the season for the readers on your list  Nov 20, 2006
    HOLIDAY GOODIES BETWEEN COVERS / Our reviewers' picks of the best books of the season for the readers on your list / GIFT BOOKS. " U2 by U2 By Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. with Neil McCormick HARPERCOLLINS; 352 Pages; $39.95 Amid the plethora of coffee-table books about recording artists this holiday season, "U2 by U2" stands out as truly special. It is incredibly meaty, with an enormous amount of biographical material, insights and reflections in the words of the four band... (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Borland Launches CodeGear to Keep Working in Tools Trade  Nov 15, 2006
    "We liked that but we knew we were not going to only focus on Delphi, so we chose CodeGear The idea on 'gear' is it's like equipment. Climbers need climbing gear, photographers need photography gear and developers need development gear. We build gear for developers.". Smith said he expects the name issue to not be a major obstacle to overcome for the loyal base of Borland tools customers. (eWeek)

    Out on a limb - Despite dangers, local tree trimmers stick with the outdoors  Nov 14, 2006
    Tools of the trade: Bucket trucks, saddles with climbing gear, ropes and pulleys, chain saws, pruners. Tree removal work also requires the use of tree spikes for climbing. (Scranton Times, PA)

    Dream climb fraught with danger  Nov 9, 2006
    After that, sherpas and climbers must carry tents, computer equipment, food, water (in squeezable bladders kept next to the climber's body to keep it thawed), and climbing gear. The route is roped off for several miles and climbers must stay on the route without the slightest deviation. (Mount Shasta News, CA)

    Justin Martin attends climbers workshop  Nov 6, 2006
    Other topics covered include care and inspection of climbing gear, proper sharpening of climber gaffs, use of positioning equipment, use and care of hand lines, proper knot tying and rigging, climbing hazards, pole inspection and pole top rescue techniques. All attendees were required to pass a skill evaluation and written test. (California Democrat, MO)

    With cause, 24 women sans clothes  Nov 5, 2006
    Survivors posed with items such as snowboards, climbing gear and jewelry they made. One woman wore only running shoes, but was posed in an unrevealing manner. (Boston Globe -- Local)

    Climbing China  Oct 5, 2006
    He carefully handed Barsisas the two pieces of climbing gear. Thanks for the timely use of your gear, replied Barsisas. (Montana Standard, MT)

    Operation zero gravity  Sep 28, 2006
    Three surgeons, two anesthetists and a cameraman were strapped to the walls with climbing gear as the aircraft dipped and soared in roller coaster-like parabolas to achieve intervals of weightlessness. "We have done a simple technical procedure, but everything we noticed shows that operating on a human in space conditions will not present insurmountable problems," said Dr. Dominique Martin, leader of the medical team. (Toronto Star -- World)

    Girdwood man killed in glacier fall  Sep 26, 2006
    But where these hikers were, Romberg said, climbing gear and specialized knowledge are required for safety. However, he said, people generally dont rope up on medium-angled slopes like the one they were on. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Magical underground world  Sep 25, 2006
    " McBride climbed out to tell his friends. They went for lunch and returned with climbing gear. After 90 minutes of digging, they'd opened up a bigger hole. McBride went first, followed by Mike White. They made it to the room McBride had already seen, turned a corner and discovered the passage descended 90 feet straight down. Excited, they rappelled into the void, their headlamps lighting the way. They called back to their colleagues, Allen Hager and Tom LeFrank, from the bottom. No one heard... (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Perched atop 30 years  Sep 21, 2006
    just went to North Face, and loaded up my pickup truck with sleeping bags, tents and climbing gear. Starting a specialty outdoor shop was really pretty simple in those days, said Rosso. (Wood River Journal, ID)

    Fatal fall at Devil's Lake State Park  Sep 20, 2006
    Capt. Kristine Snow, the district's public information officer, said the two were inexperienced climbers and had no climbing gear. Members of the Rope Rescue Division _ comprised of fire departments from Baraboo, Merrimac and Prairie du Sac _ responded to the call and found Gaynor unconscious, not breathing and without a pulse. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Edge Sports opens new store in Spearfish  Sep 20, 2006
    Whether it's rock climbing gear, shoes or ski stuff, Edge Sports in Spearfish will have that all available in the next month or so. Coree Walker, the past owner and operator of Croc's Up and Over said they closed their doors because the last two winters were pretty hard on sales. (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)

    Facing Everest's danger comes at a price  Sep 18, 2006
    And although his living room is crammed with climbing gear, he didn't climb a real mountain until he moved to Colorado Springs from Minnesota when was he was 31 and a friend took him up Longs Peak. "I thought that was pretty cool," he says. (Orlando Sentinel)

    Chilling science in Alaska  Sep 12, 2006
    During their seven-week journey from rainy Juneau to western British Columbia, the students of the Juneau Icefield Research Program use crampons and climbing gear to cross yawning crevasses. They immerse themselves in glaciology, meteorology, and emergency medicine, and dedicate brawn and brains to ongoing research. (USA Today -- Tech)

    Thieves targeting valuable New England weather vanes  Aug 26, 2006
    Someone scaled the barn roof, possibly using climbing gear, and stole a copper-and-zinc weather vane that had flown from the 40-foot-high cupola for more than 150 years. The antique, which depicted a horse, was replaced with a cheap replica. (Montana Standard, MT)

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