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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Mar 31, 2011 - 12:39am PT
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Thanks for posting this TGT. Good stuff.
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OlympicMtnBoy
climber
Seattle
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Mar 31, 2011 - 03:08am PT
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Also keep in mind that AAC coverage is limited to $5,000 unless you purchase additional on your own. Better than nothing and a great benefit with membership, but it ain't gonna fly you home on a private jet without an extra bill later.
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Fletcher
Trad climber
from the place of breath
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Mar 31, 2011 - 03:28am PT
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I thought this thread was gonna be about drugs!
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Tony Bird
climber
Northridge, CA
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Mar 31, 2011 - 10:04am PT
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whoa--read that last comment, which was apparently cut off:
RE: the recovery of Joe Puryear's body, w/o David Gottlieb, a mt ranger for almost 20 yrs and Joe's wife Michelle, Joe's body would still be in Tibet. GR made a few phone calls. It was David, w/ Michelle's assistance, the CMA, and their tour operator that facilitated a quick recovery in extremely poor weather conditions. In this case, GR was just a "911 call center". Then, they charged $25k for making a few phone calls, on top of the $5k rescue coverage both David and Joe had through the AAC. Th
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Cammo
Social climber
CO
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Mar 31, 2011 - 11:51am PT
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John Harlin III and I just paid for a helicopter rescue in Switzerland (~$10,000) because we didn't call Global Rescue fast enough after John took a big fall and broke both his feet. John's the AAJ editor, and I've volunteered for the club since 1989. AAC membership does not automatically mean your rescue is paid for. Email me if you want the scoop. camburns [at] rof.net.
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Tony Bird
climber
Northridge, CA
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Mar 31, 2011 - 12:43pm PT
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helicopter horror, snatched from the jaws of death, dropped into the jaws of bankruptcy.
someone in california kept getting a bill like that. maybe it was $16,000. the buzz was they don't expect you to pay, but they keep sending the bill.
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Camster (Rhymes with Hamster)
Social climber
CO
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Mar 31, 2011 - 10:11pm PT
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bump
Let's be clear. Global Rescue does whatever it does. But if you belong to the AAC, there's no telling what it (GR) will do for you. If anything.
The Outside article is pure and total BS. Their PR team is beating the all the other PR teams banging at Outside's door. By a mile. I'd invest in their PR firm, if I could.
Cam
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aaronjones
Social climber
ditch
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Mar 31, 2011 - 10:32pm PT
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requirement for areas like the paine in chile, rescue coverage.
also grants, helps pay for that gnarly adventure. everybody should join up!!!
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